Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Short Interest Up 131.7% in June

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) saw a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 452,069 shares, a growth of 131.7% from the May 31st total of 195,090 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 443,044 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:DBEF traded up $0.16 on Tuesday, reaching $54.63. The stock had a trading volume of 309,713 shares, compared to its average volume of 666,225. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $52.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.94. The company has a market cap of $9.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.58. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a 12-month low of $43.42 and a 12-month high of $54.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF in the first quarter valued at $1,070,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 184.6% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 38,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,914,000 after purchasing an additional 25,126 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 271,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,427,000 after acquiring an additional 26,462 shares during the last quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,497,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $73,957,000 after purchasing an additional 11,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carter Financial Group INC. raised its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 2.7% in the first quarter. Carter Financial Group INC. now owns 138,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,836,000 after acquiring an additional 3,624 shares in the last quarter.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities excluding North America. It is hedged for currency exposure from a USD point of view. DBEF was launched on Jun 9, 2011 and is managed by Xtrackers.