Short Interest in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Declines By 40.2%

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 77,526 shares, a decrease of 40.2% from the April 15th total of 129,614 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 41,627 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of ISCF stock traded up $0.22 on Monday, reaching $44.58. The stock had a trading volume of 67,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,074. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $43.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $637.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81. iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $36.80 and a 12 month high of $45.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ISCF. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 11,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 749 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2,083.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 10,521 shares during the period. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $253,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1,218.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 25,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 23,174 shares during the period. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 38.1% in the 4th quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 29,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,230,000 after purchasing an additional 8,188 shares during the period.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (ISCF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of international small-cap firms in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four investment factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). ISCF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.