Invesco DB Agriculture Fund (NYSEARCA:DBA) Short Interest Update

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund (NYSEARCA:DBA) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 186,376 shares, a growth of 204.0% from the January 29th total of 61,316 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 241,654 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 241,654 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DBA traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $26.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 147,922 shares, compared to its average volume of 275,201. Invesco DB Agriculture Fund has a 1-year low of $25.27 and a 1-year high of $28.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $25.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.39. The firm has a market cap of $732.27 million, a P/E ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 0.21.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DBA. Passaic Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco DB Agriculture Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,972,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund during the 2nd quarter worth $5,671,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund by 513.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 137,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,618,000 after buying an additional 114,965 shares during the period. VestGen Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund in the second quarter worth $2,011,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Invesco DB Agriculture Fund in the second quarter valued at $1,196,000. 38.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (the Fund) is a separate series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust (the Trust). The Fund’s subsidiary is DB Agriculture Master Fund (the Master Fund), a separate series of DB Multi-Sector Commodity Master Trust (the Master Trust). The Fund offers common units of beneficial interest (the Shares) only to certain eligible financial institutions (the Authorized Participants) in one or more blocks of 200,000 Shares, called a Basket. The proceeds from the offering of Shares are invested in the Master Fund.