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

iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 166,748 shares, an increase of 213.6% from the June 30th total of 53,171 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,873 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.1 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of EWO stock traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $41.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,381. The stock has a market capitalization of $172.87 million, a P/E ratio of 11.04 and a beta of 0.80. iShares MSCI Austria ETF has a one year low of $29.08 and a one year high of $43.60. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.87.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Austria ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,846,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF by 90.9% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 40,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,188,000 after purchasing an additional 19,240 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $777,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $527,000. Finally, Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $586,000.

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.