VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MORT) Short Interest Up 139.3% in December

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MORT) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 390,024 shares, a growth of 139.3% from the November 30th total of 162,953 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 627,972 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 627,972 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MORT. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF during the third quarter worth about $61,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 17.1% in the 1st quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 6,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $107,000. Finally, TPG Advisors LLC purchased a new position in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $111,000.

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $10.92. 397,509 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 564,214. VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF has a twelve month low of $8.81 and a twelve month high of $11.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $351.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.65.

About VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

The VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS US Mortgage REITs index, a market-cap-weighted index of mortgage REITs. MORT was launched on Aug 16, 2011 and is managed by VanEck.