Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) Short Interest Update

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,786,107 shares, a decline of 15.5% from the January 29th total of 12,771,367 shares. Approximately 20.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,452,991 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 7,452,991 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 20.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in 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 worth $71,778,000 after purchasing an additional 990,443 shares in the last quarter. Trium Capital LLP acquired a new position in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,955,000. Delphi Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 33.2% during the 4th quarter. Delphi Financial Group Inc. now owns 590,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,391,000 after buying an additional 147,220 shares in the last quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 66.9% in the 4th quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 330,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,870,000 after buying an additional 132,600 shares during the period. Finally, DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,667,000.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA ASHR opened at $33.18 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $33.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.84. Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF has a 1-year low of $23.26 and a 1-year high of $34.59. The company has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.27.

About Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

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.