iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Short Interest Down 20.9% in February

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the target of a large drop in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 48,877 shares, a drop of 20.9% from the January 29th total of 61,820 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,212 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,212 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ IEUS opened at $73.03 on Monday. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $49.82 and a 12-month high of $73.87. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $71.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $68.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50 and a beta of 1.07.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.8125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 242.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 3EDGE Asset Management LP raised its position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 249.0% in the 4th quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP now owns 100,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,953,000 after purchasing an additional 72,046 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,272,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 641.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 36,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 31,163 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $1,566,000. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 212.7% during the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 30,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,077,000 after acquiring an additional 20,968 shares during the period.

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.