VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest – Defense World

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                Posted by <span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><a href="https://www.defenseworld.net/author/admin" title="Posts by admin" rel="author">admin</a></span></span> on <span itemprop="datePublished dateModified" content="2022-05-13T12:02:42+0000">May 13th, 2022</span>                <br><img height="150" width="250" src="https://axxess.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vaneck-vectors-video-gaming-and-esports-etf-logo.png?v=20210709124706" alt="VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF logo" title="VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF" class="companylogo" />VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (<a href='https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/ESPO/'>NASDAQ:ESPO</a> &#8211; <a style='font-weight:normal;text-decoration:italic;color:green' href='https://report.stocknews.com/sign-up/ticker/?ticker=ESPO&lead_source=marketbeat_snra&utm_source=marketbeat_snra&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=ticker&utm_term=ESPO&utm_content=text_link'>Get Rating</a>) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 232,000 shares,  an increase of 95.3% from the April 15th total of 118,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 69,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. <br>A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of  VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 20.1% during the third quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 488,695 shares of the company&#8217;s stock worth $31,766,000 after acquiring an additional 81,707 shares during the last quarter.  Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of  VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 162.0% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 116,829 shares of the company&#8217;s stock worth $7,594,000 after acquiring an additional 72,232 shares during the last quarter.  Prudential PLC bought a new position in shares of  VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,377,000.  Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its stake in  VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 17.9% during the first quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 112,455 shares of the company&#8217;s stock valued at $6,533,000 after purchasing an additional 17,085 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in  VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 177,703 shares of the company&#8217;s stock valued at $11,771,000 after purchasing an additional 8,739 shares in the last quarter. <br>Shares of <a href='https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/ESPO/options/' target='_blank' rel="noopener">VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock</a> opened at $46.48 on Friday. VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has a 12-month low of $45.10 and a 12-month high of $76.98. The company&#8217;s fifty day simple moving average is $54.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.27. <br>        <div class="in-article-ad"> <iframe src="https://marketbeat.com/scripts/336x280AdNewsSites.ashx" width="336" height="280" frameborder="no" title="Offer"></iframe> </div>                    <br><strong>Further Reading</strong><br><!--ViewCount:ArticleHistoryID=89246258&PostDate=2022-5-13&type=o&id=154026--><br><!--Keyword: VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF,NASDAQ:ESPO,ESPO,Manufacturing,Stocks,Options,Put,Call--><br><strong>Receive News &amp; Ratings for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Daily</strong> - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF and related companies with <a href="/daily-email-updates-basic/?symbol=NASDAQ:ESPO&c=VanEck+Video+Gaming+and+eSports+ETF" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:bold">MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter</a>.<br>Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) Stock Rating Upgraded by Bank of America<br>Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Forecasted to Earn Q2 2022 Earnings of $0.55 Per Share<br><br><a href="https://www.defenseworld.net/2022/05/13/vaneck-video-gaming-and-esports-etf-nasdaqespo-sees-significant-increase-in-short-interest.html">source</a>