Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sees Large Volume Increase

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 4,039,891 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 1,936% from the previous session’s volume of 198,437 shares.The stock last traded at $24.45 and had previously closed at $24.56.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 0.68.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lynx Investment Advisory purchased a new stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the second quarter worth $81,000. SWS Partners increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. SWS Partners now owns 103,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,565,000 after buying an additional 2,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, White Pine Investment CO increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. White Pine Investment CO now owns 506,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,505,000 after buying an additional 6,790 shares during the last quarter.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

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.