Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 211,432 shares, an increase of 71.6% from the April 30th total of 123,228 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 431,460 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Trading Up 0.6%

DBEF opened at $53.29 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.84 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 $42.84 and a 12 month high of $53.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $51.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the 4th quarter worth $5,830,000. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,499,934 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $69,402,000 after buying an additional 24,314 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $38,088,000. High Note Wealth LLC grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 424,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,413,000 after buying an additional 12,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 297,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,747,000 after buying an additional 19,870 shares during 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.