Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 947,710 shares, an increase of 83.8% from the September 30th total of 515,692 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 563,488 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its position 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 worth $1,914,000 after buying an additional 25,126 shares during the period. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 0.8% during the first 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 period. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 271,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,427,000 after acquiring an additional 26,462 shares in the last quarter. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,070,000. Finally, Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors raised its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 15.8% during the third quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors now owns 90,668 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,982,000 after purchasing an additional 12,354 shares during the period.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Stock Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA DBEF traded up $0.08 during trading on Monday, reaching $54.82. 1,121,125 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 597,811. The firm has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.58. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $55.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.00. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.79 and a fifty-two week high of $56.84.

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.