iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 95,441 shares, a decrease of 52.0% from the June 15th total of 198,704 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 49,857 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Price Performance

ISCF opened at $43.40 on Tuesday. iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $38.44 and a 12 month high of $45.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $642.32 million, a P/E ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its position in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 768 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 22,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $974,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 24.8% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after purchasing an additional 2,859 shares during the period.

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.