Short Interest in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) Expands By 35.9%

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 189,200 shares, an increase of 35.9% from the August 15th total of 139,200 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 424,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average trading volume of 424,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 6.0% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 45,111,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,880,797,000 after acquiring an additional 2,543,644 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $529,336,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,976,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,479,000 after buying an additional 137,471 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 49.1% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,610,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,339,000 after buying an additional 1,188,511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 0.8% during the second quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,425,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,550,000 after buying an additional 26,044 shares in the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA DFUS opened at $71.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.66 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.58. Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF has a 1-year low of $52.10 and a 1-year high of $72.03.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF Company Profile

The Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (DFUS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund actively selects US equities of all sizes weighted by market capitalization in seeking to provide long-term capital appreciation. DFUS was launched on Sep 25, 2001 and is managed by Dimensional.