VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:BRF) Short Interest Up 157.9% in July

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:BRF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,390 shares, an increase of 157.9% from the July 15th total of 539 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,209 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OLD Mission Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 21.5% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 75,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,211,000 after purchasing an additional 13,388 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 45,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA lifted its stake in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 22,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after acquiring an additional 985 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP bought a new position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $258,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 44.9% in the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 15,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 4,873 shares during the period.

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA BRF opened at $14.91 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $16.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.69. The company has a market cap of $20.13 million, a PE ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 0.79. VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $14.54 and a 52-week high of $20.44.

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (the Fund) seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index (the Index). The Index is a rules-based, modified market capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index consisting of publicly traded small-capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Brazil, or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Brazil. The Index is the exclusive property of 4asset-management GmbH, which has contracted with Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc to maintain and calculate the Index.