Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Short Interest Down 47.0% in July

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 333,854 shares, a drop of 47.0% from the June 30th total of 629,553 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 576,783 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Trading Up 1.5%

DBEF traded up $0.82 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $55.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 413,708 shares, compared to its average volume of 636,806. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.57. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $43.42 and a 1 year high of $55.43. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $53.99 and its 200-day moving average is $51.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 16.4% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 255,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,609,000 after acquiring an additional 35,932 shares during the last quarter. Vicus Capital boosted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 262,585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,633,000 after purchasing an additional 28,783 shares in the last quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 18.9% during the 1st quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC now owns 179,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,651,000 after purchasing an additional 28,480 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 271,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,427,000 after buying an additional 26,462 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,244,000.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities excluding North America. It is hedged for currency exposure from a USD point of view. DBEF was launched on Jun 9, 2011 and is managed by Xtrackers.