JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF) Short Interest Update

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

Institutional Trading of JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

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

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of JPEF traded up $1.32 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $63.86. The company had a trading volume of 114,238 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,492. The business has a fifty day moving average of $67.58 and a 200-day moving average of $67.07. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.28 and a beta of 1.11. JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF has a 12 month low of $56.49 and a 12 month high of $70.16.

JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.3881 per share. 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.

About JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF

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.