Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 94.5% in October

Posted by Scott Moore on Nov 1st, 2026

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 237,034 shares, an increase of 94.5% from the September 30th total of 121,888 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 529,478 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA DFAS opened at $79.60 on Friday. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a one year low of $65.03 and a one year high of $84.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.37 billion, a PE ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $79.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.76.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the second quarter worth $100,273,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $54,205,000. Kwmg LLC purchased a new position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $41,412,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $41,348,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 36,601.9% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,855,000 after purchasing an additional 390,542 shares in the last quarter.

About Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

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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.