Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF (NYSEARCA:RODM) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 455.6% in October

Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF (NYSEARCA:RODM) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 80,901 shares, a growth of 455.6% from the September 30th total of 14,561 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 96,008 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,624,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $103,455,000 after buying an additional 15,122 shares during the last quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC now owns 473,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,293,000 after acquiring an additional 1,724 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 388,444 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,312,000 after purchasing an additional 6,997 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 226,226 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,918,000 after purchasing an additional 22,504 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its stake in shares of Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 88,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,596,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.13% of the company’s stock.

Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:RODM traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $42.13. 65,133 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 94,124. Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets has a 1 year low of $35.13 and a 1 year high of $42.75. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -97.98 and a beta of 0.64.

About Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF

Direct Markets Holdings Corp., formerly Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc, is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the investment banking business. The Company’s principal operating subsidiary is Rodman & Renshaw, LLC (R&R). It is an investment bank, which provides corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. It also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors.