Short Interest in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) Declines By 42.3%

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 227,430 shares, a decrease of 42.3% from the November 30th total of 394,427 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 566,106 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 566,106 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Price Performance

DFAS stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $71.18. 362,811 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 580,447. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $51.45 and a 1 year high of $72.46. The company has a market cap of $11.97 billion, a PE ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.34.

Institutional Trading of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DFAS. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 20.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,228,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,288,755,000 after acquiring an additional 3,407,436 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $119,350,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 15.7% during the second 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 in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,205,000. Finally, Elser Financial Planning Inc lifted its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 3,085.0% in the 2nd quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc now owns 620,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,880,000 after purchasing an additional 600,558 shares in the last quarter.

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.