World Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAW) Short Interest Up 78.0% in January

World Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAW) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,688 shares, an increase of 78.0% from the December 31st total of 35,221 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 98,130 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 98,130 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

World Equity ETF Trading Down 1.0%

DFAW stock traded down $0.76 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $76.54. The stock had a trading volume of 52,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 88,127. World Equity ETF has a 52 week low of $53.31 and a 52 week high of $77.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Trading of World Equity ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in World Equity ETF during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Curio Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of World Equity ETF by 44,133.3% in the 2nd quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 1,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 1,324 shares in the last quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of World Equity ETF by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 20,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,351,000 after buying an additional 1,705 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in World Equity ETF by 100,785.2% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 81,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,482,000 after buying an additional 81,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its position in World Equity ETF by 44.7% in the second quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 11,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,000 after acquiring an additional 3,482 shares during the period.

World Equity ETF Company Profile

The Dimensional World Equity ETF (DFAW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund of funds that invests in a broad portfolio of stocks across all market capitalizations globally. The funds objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation DFAW was launched on Sep 26, 2023 and is issued by Dimensional.