Valmark Advisers Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ)

Valmark Advisers Inc. decreased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) by 13.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,526 shares of the company’s stock after selling 545 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF were worth $214,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SCZ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1,121.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,308,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,610,000 after buying an additional 1,201,734 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 112.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 686,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,509,000 after buying an additional 363,541 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth about $22,617,000. Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 6.8% in the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,271,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,749,000 after buying an additional 144,223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $6,495,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of SCZ opened at $64.32 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $58.79 and a 52 week high of $68.32. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.54. The stock has a market cap of $8.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 0.96.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $1.2268 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.