Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $32.47 and last traded at $32.44, with a volume of 255178 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $32.21.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.17.

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 7,506 shares during the period. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $165,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 245,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,230,000 after acquiring an additional 85,060 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 31.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last 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.