Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) Short Interest Up 44.0% in October

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 428,900 shares, a growth of 44.0% from the September 30th total of 297,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 464,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 464,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DFAS. Creative Planning grew its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,228,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,288,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,407,436 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co acquired a new position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $119,350,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 15.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,216,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,070,000 after purchasing an additional 841,620 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank acquired a new position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $50,205,000. Finally, Elser Financial Planning Inc grew its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 3,085.0% during the 2nd quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc now owns 620,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,880,000 after purchasing an additional 600,558 shares in the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA DFAS opened at $67.90 on Monday. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $51.45 and a twelve month high of $71.78. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a PE ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.06.

About Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (DFAS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund actively invests in small-cap US companies, selected using multiple factors and weighted by market capitalization. DFAS was launched on Dec 15, 1998 and is managed by Dimensional.