Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Short Interest Down 66.5% in April

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 35,009 shares, a decline of 66.5% from the April 15th total of 104,475 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 135,233 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $165,000. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 32.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 160,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,637,000 after buying an additional 39,735 shares in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after buying an additional 7,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after buying an additional 326,543 shares in the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $32.62. 95,251 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 186,823. The company has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.57 and a 200-day moving average of $31.76. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $28.13 and a 12 month high of $34.26.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of developed country stocks, ex-North America, selected by quality and dividend factors. HDEF was launched on Aug 12, 2015 and is managed by Xtrackers.