iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:SCJ – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 173,085 shares, an increase of 236.3% from the May 31st total of 51,469 shares. Currently, 7.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 53,937 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days.
Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 169.6% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after buying an additional 1,382 shares during the period. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $94,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 412.8% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 4,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Resolute Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter.
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF Price Performance
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $105.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.87. The stock has a market cap of $243.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.39 and a beta of 0.51. iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $82.83 and a 1-year high of $107.32.
About iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
The iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of small-cap Japanese stocks. SCJ was launched on Dec 20, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.
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