Short Interest in Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) Rises By 189.2%

Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 671 shares, a growth of 189.2% from the July 15th total of 232 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,401 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Hoya Capital Housing ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Hoya Capital Housing ETF stock. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,297 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the period. Hoya Capital Housing ETF comprises approximately 35.4% of Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC owned approximately 6.27% of Hoya Capital Housing ETF worth $2,191,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:HOMZ opened at $46.85 on Friday. Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.16 and a fifty-two week high of $50.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $46.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.41. The stock has a market cap of $36.07 million, a PE ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 1.11.

About Hoya Capital Housing ETF

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.