iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 193.4% in September

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 104,169 shares, an increase of 193.4% from the August 31st total of 35,510 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 231,989 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF stock traded up $0.51 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $68.01. 47,352 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 179,256. The stock has a market cap of $652.90 million, a P/E ratio of 19.71 and a beta of 1.13. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF has a 52-week low of $54.99 and a 52-week high of $71.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.21 and its 200 day moving average is $65.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 15.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 63,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,688,000 after purchasing an additional 1,397 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 67,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,867,000 after buying an additional 1,989 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 11,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $660,000 after buying an additional 2,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $292,000.

About iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and industrials companies. The Fund invests in a particular segment of the securities markets and seeks to track the performance of a securities index that generally is not representative of the market as a whole.