Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (BATS:WLDR) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF (BATS:WLDR) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 432 shares, a drop of 95.0% from the October 15th total of 8,637 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,109 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WLDR. Partners Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,324,000. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,208,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,374,000 after buying an additional 18,590 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $2,727,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF by 27.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares in the last quarter.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Stock Performance

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF stock remained flat at $43.59 during midday trading on Tuesday. 129,397 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,287. The company has a market capitalization of $139.49 million, a P/E ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 1.01. Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $34.65 and a twelve month high of $49.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.38.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0899 per share. This is a drop from Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.1926. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th.

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF Company Profile

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.