iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 17,797 shares, an increase of 65.2% from the July 30th total of 10,771 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,101 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $35.07 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $666.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6,490.84 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $35.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.88. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $28.94 and a one year high of $36.35.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2901 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -17,952.99%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,997,000. State Street Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,022,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth $162,000. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $26,000.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of small capitalization companies across developed markets globally by replicating the MSCI World Small Cap Index.