Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEM) Short Interest Up 180.1% in July

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEM) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 84,733 shares, a growth of 180.1% from the June 30th total of 30,247 shares. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 35,211 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of DBEM stock traded down $0.75 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $36.99. 6,235 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,851. Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $27.69 and a twelve month high of $42.63. The firm has a market cap of $103.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.32 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF stock. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEM) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,000.

About Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of emerging firms hedged for currency exposure. DBEM was launched on Jun 9, 2011 and is managed by Xtrackers.