JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) Short Interest Update

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,814 shares, an increase of 34.1% from the December 15th total of 13,283 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 80,702 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 80,702 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Stock Up 0.1%

JPEF stock traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $75.22. 44,096 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 135,081. JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF has a 1-year low of $55.46 and a 1-year high of $76.28. The firm has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of 26.67 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $74.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.49.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.5228 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 70.0%.

Institutional Trading of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 102.1% during the second quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 699,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,053,000 after acquiring an additional 353,389 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $22,599,000. Leverty Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $20,059,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,177,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,314,000 after purchasing an additional 218,705 shares during the period. Finally, Balance Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 103.7% in the 2nd quarter. Balance Wealth LLC now owns 326,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,926,000 after buying an additional 166,396 shares in the last quarter.

About JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

The JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that provides exposure to a narrow basket of US stocks. Selection integrates ESG factors to their bottom-up fundamental analysis. JPEF was launched on Jul 28, 2023 and is issued by JPMorgan Chase.