iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Short Interest Up 563.8% in February

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 53,100 shares, an increase of 563.8% from the January 31st total of 8,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.0 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEUS opened at $56.64 on Friday. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $51.55 and a 52 week high of $61.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $55.15 and a 200-day moving average of $56.73.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,851,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,879,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,401,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,156,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 128.2% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 51,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,764,000 after purchasing an additional 28,938 shares in the last quarter.

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.