iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:EWZS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 92,800 shares, a decline of 85.4% from the October 15th total of 637,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 285,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWZS traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $11.56. 42,430 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 377,186. iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $11.21 and a 52 week high of $15.30. The company has a market cap of $126.58 million, a PE ratio of 9.09 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $12.29 and its 200-day moving average is $12.55.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 12.0% in the third quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 30,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 3,255 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth $760,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 110,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,297,000 after acquiring an additional 5,238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 332,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,829,000 after acquiring an additional 14,124 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the bottom 14% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in Brazil.