iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Short Interest Up 128.6% in January

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,000 shares, an increase of 128.6% from the January 15th total of 3,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 14,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IEUS traded up $0.34 during trading on Thursday, hitting $57.40. The company had a trading volume of 10,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,134. The stock has a market cap of $86.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.69. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $51.55 and a one year high of $61.44.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $88,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $211,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. Drum Hill Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $666,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,382,000.

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.