Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,371 shares, an increase of 94.7% from the September 15th total of 21,248 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,782 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Stock Down 3.6%

Shares of Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF stock traded down $3.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $83.21. 27,445 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,308. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $40.62 and a 1 year high of $107.97. The company has a market capitalization of $131.47 million, a P/E ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.17. The business has a fifty day moving average of $85.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.11.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were given a dividend of $0.0994 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This is a boost from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0681. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%.

About Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics. CHPS was launched on Jul 13, 2023 and is issued by Xtrackers.