iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (NYSEARCA:EWD) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 219.8% in October

Posted by Amy Steele on Oct 30th, 2026

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (NYSEARCA:EWD – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 408,197 shares, a growth of 219.8% from the September 30th total of 127,640 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 357,818 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:EWD traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $51.92. The stock had a trading volume of 83,260 shares, compared to its average volume of 211,899. iShares MSCI Sweden ETF has a one year low of $45.34 and a one year high of $54.93. The company has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.15 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $51.60 and a 200 day moving average of $51.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Evergreen Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Sweden ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,011,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Sweden ETF by 2.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 802,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,082,000 after buying an additional 21,649 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Sweden ETF during the first quarter worth $1,447,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Sweden ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,109,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Sweden ETF by 27.9% in the 2nd quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 114,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,704,000 after acquiring an additional 24,884 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.63% of the company’s stock.