Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Short Interest Up 100.0% in July

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,400 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the June 30th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CHPS traded up $0.54 on Friday, hitting $32.89. The company had a trading volume of 841 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,574. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.05 and a beta of 1.69. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $21.71 and a 1 year high of $38.20.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $0.0725 dividend. This is an increase from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $0.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics.