Short Interest in Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:PATN) Expands By 63.6%

Posted by Scott Moore on Aug 18th, 2026

Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:PATN – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 114,218 shares, an increase of 63.6% from the July 15th total of 69,826 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 174,217 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PATN traded down $1.14 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $35.36. The stock had a trading volume of 53,184 shares, compared to its average volume of 66,409. Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF has a twelve month low of $23.83 and a twelve month high of $38.85. The stock has a market cap of $208.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.15 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.04.

Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.049 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF stock. Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:PATN – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 7,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000. Sankala Group LLC owned 0.57% of Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF Company Profile

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The Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (PATN) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq International Patent Leaders index. The fund seeks to track an index of the top 100 international large- and midcap growth companies, as measured by patent valuations. Holdings are weighted by market capitalization. PATN was launched on Sep 16, 2024 and is issued by Pacer.