John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:JHSC) Stock Short Interest Report for October

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:JHSC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,669 shares, an increase of 583.5% from the October 15th total of 3,024 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 13,671 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days.

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:JHSC opened at $47.73 on Friday. John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $39.61 and a 52-week high of $50.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.58. The company has a market capitalization of $704.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF by 4.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,238,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,007,000 after purchasing an additional 98,921 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $10,226,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 206,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,869,000 after buying an additional 2,001 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its stake in John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF by 77.4% during the 3rd quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 112,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,107,000 after buying an additional 49,015 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new position in John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $4,729,000.

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF Company Profile

The John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (JHSC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the John Hancock Dimensional Small Cap index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap stocks selected by relative price and profitability. Securities are weighted by multiple factors relative to their sector peers. JHSC was launched on Nov 8, 2017 and is managed by John Hancock.