Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) shares passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $53.73 and traded as high as $55.18. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF shares last traded at $54.92, with a volume of 320,329 shares changing hands.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $53.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 16.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 255,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,609,000 after purchasing an additional 35,932 shares during the period. Vicus Capital boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 262,585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,633,000 after buying an additional 28,783 shares during the period. Alexis Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 18.9% in the first quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC now owns 179,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,651,000 after buying an additional 28,480 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC grew its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 271,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,427,000 after buying an additional 26,462 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,244,000.

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.