Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (NYSEARCA:DEUS) Short Interest Update

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (NYSEARCA:DEUS) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,825 shares, a drop of 41.8% from the April 15th total of 25,486 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,728 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DEUS. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $265,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF by 42.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 173,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,752,000 after purchasing an additional 51,977 shares during the period. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc raised its position in Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. L & S Advisors Inc now owns 37,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 1,471 shares during the period.

Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DEUS traded down $0.72 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $62.70. 1,529 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,564. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $253.94 million, a P/E ratio of 18.40 and a beta of 0.88. Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF has a twelve month low of $54.31 and a twelve month high of $63.85.

About Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF

The Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF (DEUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor index. The fund selects and weights securities within the Russell 1000 by five different factors. DEUS was launched on Nov 24, 2015 and is managed by Xtrackers.