iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Short Interest Up 187.5% in October

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,220,000 shares, a growth of 187.5% from the September 30th total of 1,120,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 968,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 80,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,080,000 after purchasing an additional 2,282 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 15,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC now owns 110,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,981,000 after purchasing an additional 3,036 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 22.6% during the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Narus Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 43,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,752,000 after buying an additional 862 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $63.55 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 0.96. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $52.21 and a one year high of $68.32.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.