Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 83.8% in October

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 947,710 shares, an increase of 83.8% from the September 30th total of 515,692 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 563,488 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC now owns 123,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,727,000 after purchasing an additional 7,968 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $183,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 15.8% during the third quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors now owns 90,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,982,000 after acquiring an additional 12,354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 37.7% in the second quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 10,677 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $583,000 after purchasing an additional 2,921 shares during the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DBEF opened at $54.74 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $55.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.00. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $46.79 and a 1 year high of $56.84. The company has a market capitalization of $9.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.58.

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.