Short Interest in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Declines By 71.0%

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) saw a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,935 shares, a decline of 71.0% from the June 30th total of 134,215 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 126,413 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 0.7%

HDEF stock opened at $33.29 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $32.61 and its 200 day moving average is $32.54. The stock has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 1-year low of $28.32 and a 1-year high of $34.26.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 12.8% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 382,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,382,000 after acquiring an additional 43,280 shares in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. raised its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 7,506 shares in the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $165,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake 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 worth $7,230,000 after purchasing an additional 85,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Company Profile

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.