Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) Short Interest Up 23.4% in December

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 trading volume of 19,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Capital Market Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC now owns 28,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after buying an additional 1,576 shares during the last quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC increased its stake in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 1,087,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,509,000 after buying an additional 76,740 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 22,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $690,000 after buying an additional 4,119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $463,000.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ROE traded up $0.29 during trading on Friday, reaching $31.47. 18,522 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 51,411. Astoria US Quality Kings ETF has a fifty-two week low of $25.57 and a fifty-two week high of $32.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.50. The firm has a market cap of $153.57 million, a PE ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 1.00.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a $0.0907 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

About Astoria US Quality Kings ETF

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.