iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,041 shares, a decrease of 61.9% from the February 26th total of 21,086 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 67,574 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWO traded down $0.41 on Thursday, hitting $34.83. The stock had a trading volume of 11,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 64,711. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $36.94 and a 200-day moving average of $34.09. iShares MSCI Austria ETF has a 52-week low of $22.01 and a 52-week high of $39.40. The company has a market capitalization of $134.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.04 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Austria ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the first quarter valued at $30,000. Comerica Bank increased its stake in iShares MSCI Austria ETF by 466.0% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,002 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $141,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $219,000.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Austria IMI 25/50 Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index consists of stocks traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight.