BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKSE) Short Interest Update

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKSE) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,067 shares, a decrease of 59.5% from the January 15th total of 12,503 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,863 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,863 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF Stock Performance

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF stock traded down $2.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $119.12. 4,480 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,934. BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF has a one year low of $79.54 and a one year high of $124.00. The stock has a market cap of $65.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $117.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $111.57.

BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a dividend of $0.4435 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. This represents a $1.77 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF by 342.1% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 22,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,232,000 after purchasing an additional 17,288 shares in the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. purchased a new position in shares of BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $582,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF by 40.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 1,857 shares during the last quarter. Crux Wealth Advisors lifted its position in BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Crux Wealth Advisors now owns 5,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 719 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF by 11.4% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 4,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 496 shares in the last quarter.

About BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF

The BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF (BKSE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of small-cap stocks that cover the bottom 3-10% capitalization of the US equity market. BKSE was launched on Apr 9, 2020 and is managed by BNY Mellon.