Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF $HDEF Shares Bought by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) by 12.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 382,043 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,280 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.55% of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF worth $12,382,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 85,060 shares in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its holdings 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 worth $9,148,000 after buying an additional 7,506 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $165,000.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

HDEF opened at $31.95 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.16 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 fifty-two week low of $28.32 and a fifty-two week high of $34.26.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF 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.