Short Interest in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Decreases By 52.0%

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 95,441 shares, a decline of 52.0% from the June 15th total of 198,704 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 49,857 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rossby Financial LCC grew its position in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 22,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $974,000 after acquiring an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 36,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 18,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $770,000 after acquiring an additional 934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 24.8% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after purchasing an additional 2,859 shares in the last quarter.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Down 0.6%

ISCF traded down $0.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $43.86. 18,654 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 59,801. iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $45.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $44.19 and its 200 day moving average is $43.76. The firm has a market cap of $649.13 million, a P/E ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81.

About iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (ISCF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of international small-cap firms in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four investment factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). ISCF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.