Short Interest in Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUV) Grows By 61.3%

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVUV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 619,227 shares, an increase of 61.3% from the December 31st total of 383,917 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,082,422 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,082,422 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of AVUV stock traded down $0.48 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $109.27. The company had a trading volume of 761,895 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,037,542. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.03 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s fifty day moving average is $104.88 and its 200 day moving average is $100.07. Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.00 and a fifty-two week high of $111.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Transcendent Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 13,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,424,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 7,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,285,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank increased its stake in Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 2,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. now owns 2,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Company Profile

The Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Value index. The fund is an actively-managed portfolio of US small-cap value companies selected based on fundamental criteria. AVUV was launched on Sep 24, 2019 and is managed by American Century Investments.