Short Interest in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Drops By 91.0%

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a decrease of 91.0% from the February 28th total of 44,300 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 17,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

NASDAQ:IEUS traded down $0.63 on Wednesday, hitting $58.39. 5,716 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,620. The company has a market cap of $87.59 million, a PE ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 1.15. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $51.55 and a 1 year high of $61.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $57.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.69.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

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