iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (BATS:EWUS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (BATS:EWUS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 773 shares, a growth of 327.1% from the April 30th total of 181 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,561 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,454,000. Rathbones Group PLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $566,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,066,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS EWUS opened at $43.00 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $41.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.03. The stock has a market cap of $43 million, a PE ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 1.10. iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $38.02 and a 1 year high of $45.04.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of small-cap United Kingdom companies. EWUS was launched on Jan 25, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.