Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVDV) Short Interest Down 81.0% in August

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:AVDV) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 413,656 shares, a decline of 81.0% from the August 15th total of 2,173,805 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 724,488 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVDV. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $333,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF by 111.7% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its stake in Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 2,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF by 1,739.1% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of AVDV traded up $0.80 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $111.61. 511,142 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 815,036. The stock has a market cap of $20.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $108.12 and a 200-day moving average of $106.18. Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF has a 52 week low of $87.15 and a 52 week high of $114.00.

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF Company Profile

The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF (AVDV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI World EX-U.S. Small Cap index. The fund is an actively-managed portfolio of non-US small-cap value companies in developed markets. AVDV was launched on Sep 24, 2019 and is managed by American Century Investments.