iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume After Dividend Announcement

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday after the company announced a dividend. Approximately 1,789,496 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 58% from the previous session’s volume of 1,134,419 shares.The stock last traded at $63.03 and had previously closed at $63.33.

The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be issued a $1.2268 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $63.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 0.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 57.5% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 7,861,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,643,000 after buying an additional 2,871,310 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 112.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 686,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,509,000 after acquiring an additional 363,541 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Trust Co. N A acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $20,676,000. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $22,617,000. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,271,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,749,000 after purchasing an additional 144,223 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.