Short Interest in MFS Active International ETF (NYSE:MFSI) Rises By 91.1%

MFS Active International ETF (NYSE:MFSI) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 33,045 shares, a growth of 91.1% from the August 15th total of 17,289 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 192,490 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

MFS Active International ETF Price Performance

Shares of MFS Active International ETF stock traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $32.94. The company had a trading volume of 573,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 260,239. The company’s 50-day moving average is $33.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.03. The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.16 and a beta of 0.50. MFS Active International ETF has a twelve month low of $28.62 and a twelve month high of $33.97.

MFS Active International ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a semiannual dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $0.0124 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 7.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MFSI. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora increased its holdings in shares of MFS Active International ETF by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 1,385,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,171,000 after acquiring an additional 12,751 shares during the period. Baron Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in MFS Active International ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 993,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,273,000 after purchasing an additional 19,178 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in MFS Active International ETF by 106.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,063,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,610,000 after purchasing an additional 548,378 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in MFS Active International ETF by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 1,049,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,192,000 after purchasing an additional 44,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC increased its stake in MFS Active International ETF by 11.1% in the second quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 960,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,187,000 after purchasing an additional 95,741 shares during the period.

About MFS Active International ETF

The MFS Active International ETF (MFSI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks issued by companies from around the globe, excluding the US. The fund may include firms of any market capitalization. MFSI was launched on Dec 5, 2024 and is issued by MFS.