Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) Short Interest Up 22.4% in February

Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 1,181 shares, an increase of 22.4% from the February 12th total of 965 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,711 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,711 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hoya Capital Housing ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Hoya Capital Housing ETF stock. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC grew its stake in shares of Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,297 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 407 shares during the period. Hoya Capital Housing ETF makes up 35.4% of Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC owned approximately 6.27% of Hoya Capital Housing ETF worth $2,191,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Price Performance

HOMZ traded up $0.31 on Monday, reaching $43.54. 2,204 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,164. Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a 52-week low of $39.28 and a 52-week high of $50.01. The company has a market cap of $33.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $47.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.65.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $0.0975 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th.

About Hoya Capital Housing ETF

The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Hoya Capital Housing 100 index. The fund tracks a tier-weighted index of 100 equities representing the US residential housing industry. HOMZ was launched on Mar 20, 2019 and is managed by Hoya.