iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in 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 short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

IEUS stock traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $56.57. 20,963 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,814. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $51.55 and a 52-week high of $61.44. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $55.21 and its 200-day moving average is $56.73. The company has a market cap of $84.86 million, a P/E ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 1.15.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $88,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $211,000. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $262,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,000 after acquiring an additional 962 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.