iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,000 shares, an increase of 128.6% from the January 15th total of 3,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $57.93 on Friday. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $51.55 and a 12 month high of $61.44. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.70. The stock has a market cap of $86.90 million, a PE ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 1.15.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.5488 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $288,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $88,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $211,000. Drum Hill Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $666,000. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 71,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,825,000 after acquiring an additional 14,761 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (IEUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Europe Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of companies in developed countries of Europe. IEUS was launched on Nov 12, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.