Short Interest in Dimensional International Small Cap ETF (BATS:DFIS) Rises By 148.1%

Dimensional International Small Cap ETF (BATS:DFIS) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 844,191 shares, a growth of 148.1% from the May 31st total of 340,218 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 494,240 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Dimensional International Small Cap ETF Price Performance

DFIS opened at $35.15 on Monday. Dimensional International Small Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $29.53 and a 12 month high of $37.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.98. The stock has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DFIS. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dimensional International Small Cap ETF by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 9,669,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,681,157 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Dimensional International Small Cap ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,571,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,647,000 after purchasing an additional 45,937 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Dimensional International Small Cap ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,477,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,537,000 after purchasing an additional 48,951 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Dimensional International Small Cap ETF by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,361,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,709,000 after purchasing an additional 272,771 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Dimensional International Small Cap ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 1,687,512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,587,000 after purchasing an additional 84,056 shares during the period.

About Dimensional International Small Cap ETF

The Dimensional International Small Cap ETF (DFIS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund actively invests in a broad and diverse portfolio of small-cap companies in developed markets outside the US, selected and weighted by market capitalization, in aim of long-term capital appreciation. DFIS was launched on Mar 23, 2022 and is managed by Dimensional.