Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 265,005 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 212,630 shares.The stock last traded at $27.10 and had previously closed at $27.16.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.74. The company has a market cap of $1.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.67 and a beta of 0.67.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 44,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 4,349 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC acquired a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the 4th quarter worth $200,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 119,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,225,000 after acquiring an additional 12,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $2,047,000.

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.