Short Interest in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) Rises By 26.3%

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,771,367 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the January 15th total of 10,114,689 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,553,824 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 23.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 23.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,553,824 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ASHR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 83.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,176,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,778,000 after acquiring an additional 990,443 shares during the period. Trium Capital LLP bought a new position in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,955,000. Delphi Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 33.2% in the fourth quarter. Delphi Financial Group Inc. now owns 590,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,391,000 after buying an additional 147,220 shares in the last quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. grew its stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 66.9% during the fourth quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 330,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,870,000 after buying an additional 132,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $9,667,000.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of ASHR stock opened at $33.86 on Wednesday. Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF has a 12 month low of $23.26 and a 12 month high of $34.35. The company has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $33.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.48.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the China Shenzhen SE \u002F CSI 300 index. The fund tracks an index of the 300 largest and most liquid Chinese shares traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. The fund holds physical China A-shares. ASHR was launched on Nov 6, 2013 and is managed by Xtrackers.