Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 114,237 shares, an increase of 207.4% from the August 31st total of 37,163 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 160,962 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA:HDEF traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $33.03. The stock had a trading volume of 136,629 shares, compared to its average volume of 172,868. The company has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.98. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 1-year low of $29.13 and a 1-year high of $34.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) by 12.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 382,043 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 43,280 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.55% of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF worth $12,382,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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.