Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Shares Down 0.8% – Should You Sell?

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) shares traded down 0.8% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $32.95 and last traded at $33.05. Approximately 119,982 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 189,043 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.30.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $32.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.54. The firm has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HDEF. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 382,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,382,000 after buying an additional 43,280 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% in 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in the second 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. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $165,000.

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.