Short Interest in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) Increases By 47.5%

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 38,800 shares, a growth of 47.5% from the February 13th total of 26,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 155,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $580,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $852,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Good Life Advisors LLC boosted its position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 18,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,254,000 after buying an additional 407 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 89,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,991,000 after buying an additional 980 shares during the period.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Stock Up 2.1 %

NASDAQ:JPEF traded up $1.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $63.86. 114,238 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 100,492. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.28 and a beta of 1.11. JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF has a 52 week low of $56.49 and a 52 week high of $70.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $67.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.07.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.3881 dividend. This is a boost from JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF’s previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Company Profile

The JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (JPEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that provides exposure to a narrow basket of US stocks. Selection integrates ESG factors to their bottom-up fundamental analysis. JPEF was launched on Jul 28, 2023 and is issued by JPMorgan Chase.