VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (NYSEARCA:GPZ) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 101.1% in September

VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (NYSEARCA:GPZ) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 404,468 shares, a growth of 101.1% from the September 15th total of 201,139 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 200,555 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Trading of VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF during the second quarter worth $456,000. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new position in VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF in the second quarter worth $31,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF by 73.9% in the second quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 668 shares during the period. Ferguson Shapiro LLC acquired a new stake in VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,017,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF by 18.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 143,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,078,000 after acquiring an additional 21,894 shares during the period.

VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF Stock Performance

Shares of GPZ stock traded down $0.57 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $20.62. 129,438 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 254,377. The company’s 50 day moving average is $23.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.96. VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF has a 1 year low of $20.16 and a 1 year high of $28.87.

About VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF

The VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (GPZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in financials equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of US-listed companies involved in the alternative asset management industry, including private equity and BDCs. GPZ was launched on Apr 29, 2025 and is issued by VanEck.