Short Interest in iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) Rises By 310.6%

iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 301,491 shares, a growth of 310.6% from the May 31st total of 73,429 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 233,714 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Equity Factor ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of INTF. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 19,066,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $719,759,000 after purchasing an additional 1,823,907 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Services Inc. now owns 8,690,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,297,000 after purchasing an additional 91,662 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 3,339,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,114,000 after purchasing an additional 8,796 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,160,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,476,000 after purchasing an additional 640,000 shares during the period. Finally, Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,851,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,592,000 after buying an additional 118,649 shares in the last quarter.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:INTF traded down $0.15 on Friday, reaching $40.63. 204,669 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 280,344. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.95. iShares International Equity Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $33.53 and a 52 week high of $41.97. The firm has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00 and a beta of 0.74.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares International Equity Factor ETF (INTF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX International Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap equities in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to maximize exposure to five factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility, and size. INTF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.