Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (BATS:WLDR) Short Interest Up 506.0% in June

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (BATS:WLDR) was the target of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,551 shares, a growth of 506.0% from the June 15th total of 4,381 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,434 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WLDR. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF by 27.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after acquiring an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $1,042,000. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,256,000. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,061,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,752,000 after purchasing an additional 100,103 shares during the last quarter.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Price Performance

WLDR opened at $45.89 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.36 million, a PE ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.95. Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF has a fifty-two week low of $33.11 and a fifty-two week high of $47.82. The company’s 50-day moving average is $44.65 and its 200 day moving average is $40.39.

About Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF

The Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (WLDR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of multi-factor-selected securities from the developed markets, weighted in accordance with a proprietary risk model. WLDR was launched on Jan 17, 2018 and is managed by Affinity.