Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Stock Price Up 0.7% – Here’s Why

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF)’s share price was up 0.7% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $32.09 and last traded at $32.02. Approximately 128,037 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 31% from the average daily volume of 186,599 shares. The stock had previously closed at $31.79.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Up 0.7%

The stock has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $165,000. Captrust Financial Advisors increased 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 valued at $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 32.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 160,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,637,000 after acquiring an additional 39,735 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after acquiring an additional 7,506 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after acquiring an additional 326,543 shares during the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Company Profile

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.