Short Interest in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Expands By 92.5%

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUSGet Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,461 shares, an increase of 92.5% from the April 30th total of 20,494 shares. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 10,103 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. 4Thought Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 19.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth $75,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth $121,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 118.7% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IEUS opened at $72.44 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $63.55 and a 1-year high of $74.32. The company has a market cap of $188.34 million, a PE ratio of 15.50 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.82.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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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.

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