Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Short Interest Up 71.6% in May

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 211,432 shares, an increase of 71.6% from the April 30th total of 123,228 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 431,460 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Trading Down 0.5%

DBEF opened at $53.04 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $51.42 and its 200-day moving average is $50.18. The stock has a market cap of $8.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.58. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $42.84 and a twelve month high of $53.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 121.0% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,204 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 1,299.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $166,000.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Company Profile

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.