JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) Short Interest Update

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 36,525 shares, a growth of 479.9% from the January 29th total of 6,298 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 96,579 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 96,579 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Trading Down 0.4%

JPEF opened at $75.96 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $75.23 and its 200 day moving average is $74.44. The company has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67 and a beta of 1.00. JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF has a 12-month low of $55.46 and a 12-month high of $76.49.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.5228 per share. This represents a yield of 70.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 552,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,958,000 after buying an additional 20,320 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 22.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 334,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,433,000 after acquiring an additional 61,906 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 286.3% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 15,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 11,683 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 57,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,001,000 after buying an additional 6,001 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 558,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,186,000 after buying an additional 125,771 shares during the period.

About JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

The JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that provides exposure to a narrow basket of US stocks. Selection integrates ESG factors to their bottom-up fundamental analysis. JPEF was launched on Jul 28, 2023 and is issued by JPMorgan Chase.