Short Interest in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Decreases By 20.9%

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 48,877 shares, a decline of 20.9% from the January 29th total of 61,820 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,212 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 10,212 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. 3EDGE Asset Management LP grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 249.0% during the 4th quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP now owns 100,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,953,000 after buying an additional 72,046 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $2,272,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 641.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 36,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 31,163 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,566,000. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF by 212.7% in the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 30,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,077,000 after buying an additional 20,968 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IEUS traded down $2.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $69.30. The stock had a trading volume of 8,713 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,337. The company has a market capitalization of $145.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50 and a beta of 1.07. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $49.82 and a 12-month high of $73.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $71.14 and a 200-day moving average of $68.38.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.8125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 242.0%.

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.