Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAX) Short Interest Up 102.0% in August

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAX) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 392,347 shares, an increase of 102.0% from the July 30th total of 194,259 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 705,855 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DFAX. Andrews Lucia Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Andrews Lucia Wealth Management LLC now owns 349,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,882,000 after purchasing an additional 3,292 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 1,470.7% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 770,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,397,000 after buying an additional 721,745 shares during the period. Semitam Bonam LLC lifted its stake in Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Semitam Bonam LLC now owns 22,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,000 after buying an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Highland Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF in the second quarter valued at $899,000. Finally, Tassel Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF by 9.0% during the second quarter. Tassel Capital Management Inc. now owns 592,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,816,000 after acquiring an additional 49,002 shares during the period.

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DFAX opened at $38.30 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $37.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.44. Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF has a 52-week low of $30.15 and a 52-week high of $38.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.75.

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF Company Profile

The Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund actively invests in non-US companies around the globe, with a focus on small- cap stocks. DFAX was launched on Mar 6, 2008 and is managed by Dimensional.