VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:BRF) Short Interest Update

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:BRF) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,390 shares, an increase of 157.9% from the July 15th total of 539 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,209 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BRF. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 21.5% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 75,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,211,000 after purchasing an additional 13,388 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 45,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA boosted its holdings in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 22,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after acquiring an additional 985 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP acquired a new position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at $258,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 44.9% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 15,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 4,873 shares during the period.

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BRF stock opened at $15.07 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.71. The company has a market capitalization of $20.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 0.79. VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $14.54 and a 52 week high of $20.44.

About VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index (the Index). The Index is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index consisting of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Brazil, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Brazil. The Index is the exclusive property of 4asset-management GmbH, which has contracted with Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc to maintain and calculate the Index.