Dimensional International Value ETF (NYSEARCA:DFIV) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Dimensional International Value ETF (NYSEARCA:DFIV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,052,859 shares, an increase of 527.1% from the June 30th total of 167,902 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,155,371 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Dimensional International Value ETF Price Performance

DFIV opened at $56.06 on Monday. Dimensional International Value ETF has a 1 year low of $42.57 and a 1 year high of $56.44. The company has a market capitalization of $20.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.09 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $55.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DFIV. Embree Financial Group lifted its position in shares of Dimensional International Value ETF by 24.1% during the 4th quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 379,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,939,000 after buying an additional 73,689 shares during the last quarter. Forteris Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Dimensional International Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,375,000. Clark Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Dimensional International Value ETF by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 43,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,161,000 after acquiring an additional 17,712 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Dimensional International Value ETF by 399.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 28,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after purchasing an additional 22,578 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Dimensional International Value ETF by 71.6% during the fourth quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 10,584 shares during the last quarter.

About Dimensional International Value ETF

The Dimensional International Value ETF (DFIV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI World ex USA (net div.) index. The fund is an actively managed fund that provides exposure to large value stocks from developed markets while minimizing federal taxes on performance returns. DFIV was launched on Apr 16, 1999 and is managed by Dimensional.