Short Interest in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) Drops By 89.4%

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,400 shares, a decrease of 89.4% from the December 15th total of 32,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ:IEUS opened at $52.26 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $54.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.28 and a beta of 1.15. iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $51.55 and a 12-month high of $61.44.

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.5488 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF stock. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:IEUS) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $316,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. owned 0.33% of iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

About iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

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.