Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 21,503 shares, a growth of 419.6% from the July 30th total of 4,138 shares. Approximately 1.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,755 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHPS traded down $0.40 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $82.94. 13,755 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,520. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $33.77 and a 12 month high of $107.97. The company has a market cap of $103.67 million, a PE ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $87.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.12.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.0681 per share. This is an increase from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics. CHPS was launched on Jul 13, 2023 and is issued by Xtrackers.