iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) Short Interest Up 65.2% in August

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 17,797 shares, an increase of 65.2% from the July 30th total of 10,771 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,101 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WSML traded down $0.18 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $35.30. 986 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 53,792. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.86. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $28.94 and a 52-week high of $36.35. The company has a market cap of $670.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6,533.41 and a beta of 0.81.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.2901 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -17,952.99%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $162,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF by 157.7% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 23,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 14,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,022,000.

About iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

The iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of small capitalization companies across developed markets globally by replicating the MSCI World Small Cap Index.