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 large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 428,900 shares, an increase of 44.0% from the September 30th total of 297,800 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 464,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Based on an average trading volume of 464,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:DFAS opened at $67.90 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.82. The stock has a market cap of $11.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.06. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $51.45 and a 1 year high of $71.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,407,436 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,974,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,483,000 after acquiring an additional 453,209 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 841,620 shares in the last quarter. Index Fund Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Index Fund Advisors Inc. now owns 5,856,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,959,000 after acquiring an additional 30,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,946,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $201,705,000 after purchasing an additional 157,434 shares during the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Company Profile

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.