Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAC) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 956,678 shares, an increase of 50.2% from the February 26th total of 636,908 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,961,452 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 43,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,718,000 after buying an additional 4,841 shares in the last quarter. Demming Financial Services Corp ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,174,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $88,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 132.2% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,517,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,861,000 after acquiring an additional 2,571,731 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,573,000.

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF Trading Down 1.6%

NYSEARCA DFAC traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $38.01. The company had a trading volume of 3,786,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,324,080. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $40.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.55. The company has a market capitalization of $38.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.75 and a beta of 1.00. Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF has a twelve month low of $28.39 and a twelve month high of $41.64.

About Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

The Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund actively selects US equities of all sizes with a tilt toward small-cap companies, seeking to provide long-term capital appreciation. DFAC was launched on Oct 4, 2007 and is managed by Dimensional.