FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GUNR) Stock Short Interest Report for September

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (NYSEARCA:GUNR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,176,781 shares, an increase of 290.5% from the September 15th total of 301,383 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 420,695 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund by 2.7% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 182,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,607,000 after acquiring an additional 4,777 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 912,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,124,000 after purchasing an additional 28,628 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund by 22.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund in the 2nd quarter worth about $65,000. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,012,000.

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund Price Performance

Shares of FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund stock traded up $0.28 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $53.88. 300,542 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 544,845. The firm has a market cap of $7.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05 and a beta of 0.58. FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund has a 52 week low of $42.53 and a 52 week high of $58.07. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $54.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.69.

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund Company Profile

The FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks an index of global companies that operate, manage or produce natural resources in energy, agriculture, metals, timber or water. GUNR was launched on Sep 16, 2011 and is managed by FlexShares.