Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 288,528 shares, a growth of 35.3% from the January 29th total of 213,265 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 870,375 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 870,375 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 45,111,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,880,797,000 after acquiring an additional 2,543,644 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,261,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,893,000 after acquiring an additional 62,934 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 5,806.1% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,933,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,077,000 after buying an additional 5,832,895 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,320,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,636,000 after buying an additional 759,253 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. increased its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 252.9% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 4,742,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,717,000 after acquiring an additional 3,398,120 shares during the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF Stock Up 0.1%

DFUS stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Monday, hitting $74.84. 918,207 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 735,500. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 1.01. Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $52.10 and a 1 year high of $76.08. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.35.

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.