iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Short Interest Update

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 25,535 shares, a drop of 44.1% from the July 15th total of 45,705 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,025 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 23.1% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 257,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,744,000 after purchasing an additional 48,323 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $1,435,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 36,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 18,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $770,000 after purchasing an additional 934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 24.8% during the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after buying an additional 2,859 shares during the period.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Down 1.2%

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF stock opened at $45.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $676.76 million, a P/E ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.07. iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $38.99 and a 52 week high of $46.17.

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.