LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:LSAF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:LSAF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 4,321 shares, an increase of 248.7% from the February 12th total of 1,239 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,120 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,120 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of LSAF stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.92. The company had a trading volume of 7,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,611. LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $34.73 and a 12 month high of $48.02. The company has a market cap of $104.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.35.

LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 17th were issued a $0.3091 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 273.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 17th.

About LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF

The LeaderSharesTM AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF (LSAF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the AlphaFactor U.S. Core Equity index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US stocks selected by multiple fundamental factors. LSAF was launched on Oct 2, 2018 and is managed by LeaderShares.