Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAR) Short Interest Up 137.7% in August

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAR) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 569,642 shares, an increase of 137.7% from the August 15th total of 239,628 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,079,633 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DFAR. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new position in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF by 34.4% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 3,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 926 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Dimensional US Real Estate ETF by 18.1% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 930 shares during the period. Finally, 3 Factor Indexing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dimensional US Real Estate ETF by 23.8% during the second quarter. 3 Factor Indexing LLC now owns 6,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179 shares in the last quarter.

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of DFAR opened at $25.55 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 31.45 and a beta of 0.89. Dimensional US Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $22.65 and a 12-month high of $27.59.

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF Company Profile

The Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in real estate equity. The fund is actively managed to invest in US companies whose principal activities are engaged in the broad real estate sector, including REITs. Portfolio holdings are weighted by market capitalization. DFAR was launched on Feb 23, 2022 and is managed by Dimensional.