iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) Short Interest Down 61.8% in April

iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 137,447 shares, a decline of 61.8% from the April 15th total of 359,688 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 199,492 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF Stock Performance

iShares International Equity Factor ETF stock traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $41.25. 206,971 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 282,150. The company has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a PE ratio of 14.00 and a beta of 0.75. iShares International Equity Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $32.75 and a 12 month high of $41.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $39.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 50,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,951,000 after buying an additional 4,875 shares in the last quarter. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,894,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,813,000 after purchasing an additional 53,350 shares during the last quarter. Maimon Wealth Management LTD. increased its position in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 20.9% during the first quarter. Maimon Wealth Management LTD. now owns 31,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 5,515 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID boosted its position in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 1,981.6% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 791 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares International Equity Factor ETF

The iShares International Equity Factor ETF (INTF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX International Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap equities in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to maximize exposure to five factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility, and size. INTF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.