World Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAW) Short Interest Up 230.2% in August

World Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAWGet Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 127,768 shares, a growth of 230.2% from the August 15th total of 38,699 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 73,148 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of World Equity ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Chico Wealth RIA boosted its position in World Equity ETF by 10.1% during the second quarter. Chico Wealth RIA now owns 12,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,048,000 after buying an additional 1,166 shares during the period. Red Lighthouse Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of World Equity ETF in the second quarter worth about $207,000. Markowski Investments purchased a new position in shares of World Equity ETF in the second quarter worth about $144,000. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of World Equity ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $246,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its stake in shares of World Equity ETF by 103.0% in the 1st quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 1,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares during the last quarter.

World Equity ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of DFAW traded up $0.73 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $84.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 78,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 86,486. The stock has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 0.89. World Equity ETF has a 52 week low of $69.71 and a 52 week high of $86.36. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $84.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.94.

World Equity ETF Company Profile

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The Dimensional World Equity ETF (DFAW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund of funds that invests in a broad portfolio of stocks across all market capitalizations globally. The funds objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation DFAW was launched on Sep 26, 2023 and is issued by Dimensional.

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