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

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a growth of 33.3% from the February 28th total of 600 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of CHPS traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $27.49. The company had a trading volume of 593 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,032. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 12-month low of $26.81 and a 12-month high of $38.20. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.09. The company has a market capitalization of $6.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.38 and a beta of 1.69.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.0591 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Company Profile

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.