iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:EEMS) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:EEMS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 168,690 shares, a growth of 748.9% from the August 31st total of 19,871 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 114,028 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 3.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.4%

EEMS stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $75.18. The company had a trading volume of 4,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,567. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $74.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.35. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $65.04 and a 12 month high of $79.44. The stock has a market cap of $383.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.93 and a beta of 0.71.

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Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 9,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 5,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 370 shares during the period. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $48,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of emerging markets stocks with market capitalizations between $200M and $1.5B. EEMS was launched on Aug 16, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.

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