Global X Conscious Companies ETF (NASDAQ:KRMA) Short Interest Update

Global X Conscious Companies ETF (NASDAQ:KRMA) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,300 shares, a growth of 35.3% from the December 31st total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KRMA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Global X Conscious Companies ETF by 30.1% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares in the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Global X Conscious Companies ETF by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the period. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Global X Conscious Companies ETF by 19.0% during the third quarter. Syntegra Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 12,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $478,000 after buying an additional 1,948 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Global X Conscious Companies ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 21,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Global X Conscious Companies ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after buying an additional 336 shares during the period.

Global X Conscious Companies ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

KRMA opened at $40.12 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $645.05 million, a P/E ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 1.03. Global X Conscious Companies ETF has a 12 month low of $33.67 and a 12 month high of $41.05.

Global X Conscious Companies ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.212 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

Global X Conscious Companies ETF Company Profile

The Global X Conscious Companies ETF (KRMA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Concinnity Conscious Companies GTR index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index composed of U.S.-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics. KRMA was launched on Jul 11, 2016 and is managed by Global X.