Short Interest in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) Increases By 143.6%

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFUS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 406,014 shares, a growth of 143.6% from the July 15th total of 166,657 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 604,047 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Bancorp Inc ME purchased a new position in Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $705,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 131.3% in the 2nd quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 77,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,326,000 after purchasing an additional 43,822 shares during the last quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 276,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,641,000 after purchasing an additional 30,292 shares in the last quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 184,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,021,000 after purchasing an additional 2,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthcare Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC now owns 7,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $629,000 after purchasing an additional 697 shares during the last quarter.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA DFUS traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $84.94. 344,969 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 884,980. The company has a 50 day moving average of $81.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.08. Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF has a 52-week low of $68.59 and a 52-week high of $85.27. The firm has a market cap of $21.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 1.01.

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.