Short Interest in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Declines By 71.0%

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,935 shares, a drop of 71.0% from the June 30th total of 134,215 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 126,413 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:HDEF opened at $33.29 on Friday. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 52-week low of $28.32 and a 52-week high of $34.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s fifty day moving average is $32.61 and its 200 day moving average is $32.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of HDEF. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 382,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,382,000 after acquiring an additional 43,280 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 7,506 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 245,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,230,000 after purchasing an additional 85,060 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $165,000.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of developed country stocks, ex-North America, selected by quality and dividend factors. HDEF was launched on Aug 12, 2015 and is managed by Xtrackers.