Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (NASDAQ:AVXC) Short Interest Down 55.4% in February

Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (NASDAQ:AVXC) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 2,900 shares, a decrease of 55.4% from the February 13th total of 6,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

AVXC opened at $48.38 on Friday. Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $47.55 and a twelve month high of $55.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.48 and a beta of 0.83.

Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.3867 per share. This is a boost from Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ridgeline Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $2,179,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in shares of Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $2,164,000. Trajan Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 228,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,315,000 after acquiring an additional 26,729 shares during the last quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,078,000. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF by 78.0% in the fourth quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 25,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,240,000 after acquiring an additional 10,969 shares during the last quarter.

About Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF

The Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF (AVXC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is actively managed, investing in emerging market companies (excluding China) with high profitability and value characteristics. The fund seeks long-term capital growth AVXC was launched on Mar 19, 2024 and is issued by American Century Investments.