Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,700 shares, an increase of 23.4% from the December 15th total of 11,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ROE. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the third quarter worth $35,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $178,000.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROE traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $31.47. The stock had a trading volume of 18,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,411. The company has a market capitalization of $153.57 million, a P/E ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $31.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.53. Astoria US Quality Kings ETF has a 52 week low of $25.57 and a 52 week high of $32.41.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.0907 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Company Profile

The Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (ROE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that provides long-term capital appreciation by investing in 100 high-quality US stocks in the large- and mid-cap space based on proprietary quantitative screens.