Short Interest in Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Expands By 33.3%

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the February 28th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHPS traded down $0.56 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $26.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 996 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,359. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a fifty-two week low of $26.65 and a fifty-two week high of $38.20. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $30.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.38 and a beta of 1.69.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.0591 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

About Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics.