Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) Stock Short Interest Climbs 94.5%

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 237,034 shares, a growth of 94.5% from the September 30th total of 121,888 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 529,478 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of DFAS opened at $80.21 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.80. Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $65.03 and a 1-year high of $84.52. The stock has a market cap of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 1.03.

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Donalies Financial Planning LLC increased its position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Donalies Financial Planning LLC now owns 15,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 886 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Sachem Hill LLC increased its position in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Sachem Hill LLC now owns 40,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,887,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. now owns 17,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,257,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF Company Profile

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.