Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 279,032 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 50% from the previous session’s volume of 186,166 shares.The stock last traded at $32.47 and had previously closed at $32.08.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $32.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $12,382,000 after acquiring an additional 43,280 shares in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after acquiring an additional 7,506 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% in 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 lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $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.