Short Interest in Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) Increases By 101.3%

Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,385 shares, an increase of 101.3% from the December 31st total of 688 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,355 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 3,355 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:HOMZ opened at $46.77 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.36. Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a 1 year low of $39.28 and a 1 year high of $49.80.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 21st were paid a dividend of $0.0975 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 21st. This is a positive change from Hoya Capital Housing ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hoya Capital Housing ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Hoya Capital Housing ETF stock. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC raised its holdings in Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,890 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares during the quarter. Hoya Capital Housing ETF makes up 37.5% of Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC owned about 6.22% of Hoya Capital Housing ETF worth $2,253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Company Profile

The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Hoya Capital Housing 100 index. The fund tracks a tier-weighted index of 100 equities representing the US residential housing industry. HOMZ was launched on Mar 20, 2019 and is managed by Hoya.