iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Short Interest Up 28.8% in March

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,100,000 shares, a growth of 28.8% from the March 15th total of 3,960,000 shares. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,364,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brooklyn FI LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 6,463.2% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 4,863,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,121,000 after acquiring an additional 4,789,621 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 81.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,347,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,387,000 after buying an additional 1,500,338 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1,121.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,308,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,610,000 after buying an additional 1,201,734 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,474,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,848,000 after acquiring an additional 765,645 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,238,000.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of SCZ stock opened at $64.67 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $63.48 and a 200-day moving average of $63.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.25 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $56.64 and a 12 month high of $68.33.

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.