Short Interest in Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVSU) Grows By 473.9%

Posted by Joseph Casey on Jul 11th, 2026

Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVSU – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,725 shares, a growth of 473.9% from the June 15th total of 4,134 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,246 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF in the first quarter valued at about $95,592,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF by 803.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 126,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,273,000 after acquiring an additional 112,095 shares during the last quarter. Trailhead Planners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,221,000. Greenspring Advisors LLC bought a new position in Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,219,000. Finally, Highland Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF by 15.9% during the 2nd quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 175,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,495,000 after acquiring an additional 24,004 shares during the last quarter.

Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF Stock Up 0.5%

AVSU stock traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $88.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,474. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $86.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.73. Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF has a 52 week low of $68.30 and a 52 week high of $88.76. The stock has a market cap of $477.58 million, a PE ratio of 20.35 and a beta of 1.04.

Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF Company Profile

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The Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETF (AVSU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund actively invests in US companies of all market capitalizations. Holdings are screened for multiple ESG metrics and selected based on fundamental criteria AVSU was launched on Mar 15, 2022 and is managed by American Century Investments.