iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) Short Interest Down 74.8% in June

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 22,200 shares, a decrease of 74.8% from the June 15th total of 88,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 408,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 332,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,829,000 after acquiring an additional 14,124 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $760,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $941,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EWZS traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $12.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 21,016 shares, compared to its average volume of 467,636. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $11.48 and a fifty-two week high of $15.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $143.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.09 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.62.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a $0.2137 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

About iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the bottom 14% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in Brazil.