Short Interest in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:IQDF) Declines By 40.7%

FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (NYSEARCA:IQDF) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,926 shares, a decrease of 40.7% from the July 15th total of 21,813 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 59,358 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund Price Performance

Shares of FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund stock traded down $0.48 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $35.26. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 25,545 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,145. FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund has a 52 week low of $27.90 and a 52 week high of $35.91. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IQDF. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund by 278.8% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 37,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,000 after acquiring an additional 27,433 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund by 2.1% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 89,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,806 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund by 16.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 16,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 2,383 shares during the period. Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 17,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 1,011 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 68,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,947,000 after purchasing an additional 5,614 shares during the last quarter.

About FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund

The FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of non-US companies from developed and emerging markets selected by dividend payments and other fundamentals. The index aims for market-like risk. IQDF was launched on Apr 12, 2013 and is managed by FlexShares.