iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (NASDAQ:ENZL) Short Interest Up 39.1% in January

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (NASDAQ:ENZL) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,900 shares, an increase of 39.1% from the January 15th total of 6,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Susquehanna International Group LLP increased its position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF by 39.5% in the 4th quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 71,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,216,000 after buying an additional 20,140 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 49,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,257,000 after buying an additional 931 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF by 119.3% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 38,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,734,000 after purchasing an additional 20,869 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $679,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $461,000.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF stock traded up $0.52 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.67. The stock had a trading volume of 2,954 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,545. iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF has a 12 month low of $43.86 and a 12 month high of $50.41. The company has a market capitalization of $75.36 million, a P/E ratio of 17.63 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.24.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.6152 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF

The iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (ENZL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI New Zeland IMI 25-50 index. The fund tracks the performance of a market-cap-weighted index of equity securities in the top 99% of the New Zealand equity market. ENZL was launched on Sep 1, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.