Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 79,200 shares, an increase of 676.5% from the January 31st total of 10,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 33,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROE opened at $30.55 on Friday. Astoria US Quality Kings ETF has a 1 year low of $27.15 and a 1 year high of $32.41. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.97. The company has a market cap of $143.59 million, a P/E ratio of 19.08 and a beta of 1.00.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. GTS Securities LLC increased its holdings in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 1,082.1% during the 4th quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 79,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 72,471 shares during the period. 4WEALTH Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $256,000. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $114,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $313,000. Finally, StoneX Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $961,000.

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.