Short Interest in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Grows By 22.7%

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,730,000 shares, a growth of 22.7% from the March 31st total of 1,410,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,477,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Natixis Advisors L.P. lifted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 6,469,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,438,000 after purchasing an additional 730,751 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,811,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,680,000 after acquiring an additional 179,178 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,192,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,506,000 after acquiring an additional 41,033 shares during the period. Matson Money. Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Matson Money. Inc. now owns 4,156,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,708,000 after purchasing an additional 120,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 40.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,780,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,485,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093,589 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:SCZ traded down $0.92 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $61.17. 1,162,744 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,381,967. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.94 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $62.07 and a 200 day moving average of $59.89. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $52.21 and a twelve month high of $63.75.

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.