iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,461 shares, a growth of 92.5% from the April 30th total of 20,494 shares. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 10,103 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 4Thought Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 19.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $121,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 118.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,187 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IEUS opened at $73.21 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $190.35 million, a PE ratio of 15.50 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.73. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $63.55 and a 1-year high of $74.32.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (IEUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Europe Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of companies in developed countries of Europe. IEUS was launched on Nov 12, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.