Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (NYSEARCA:SEIX) Short Interest Update

Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (NYSEARCA:SEIX) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 39,901 shares, a growth of 89.5% from the July 30th total of 21,052 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,265 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF by 327.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares during the last quarter. Scarborough Advisors LLC raised its position in Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF by 160.1% during the fourth quarter. Scarborough Advisors LLC now owns 5,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 3,313 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF in the second quarter valued at about $159,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 7,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,000 after purchasing an additional 1,945 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $256,000.

Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SEIX stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $23.28. 74,218 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 87,662. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.19. Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $22.91 and a 12-month high of $23.74.

About Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF

The Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (SEIX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan index. The fund provides actively-managed exposure to noninvestment-grade, floating-rate loans made by banks to US corporations. SEIX was launched on Apr 24, 2019 and is managed by Virtus.