Short Interest in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) Expands By 40.9%

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:IQLT) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 405,510 shares, an increase of 40.9% from the February 12th total of 287,721 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,242,156 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,242,156 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF by 436.9% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the period. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IQLT traded down $0.42 during trading on Friday, hitting $45.97. 1,128,509 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,734,198. The business’s fifty day moving average is $47.77 and its 200-day moving average is $45.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.86 and a beta of 0.89. iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF has a one year low of $35.51 and a one year high of $49.91.

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (IQLT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed countries, outside of the US. The index is selected and weighted for exposure to fundamental quality metrics. IQLT was launched on Jan 13, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.