Short Interest in iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) Rises By 548.4%

iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 47,970 shares, an increase of 548.4% from the November 30th total of 7,398 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,466 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,466 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF stock traded up $0.13 during trading on Thursday, hitting $35.24. 31,482 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 60,328. iShares MSCI Austria ETF has a 52 week low of $20.58 and a 52 week high of $35.24. The stock has a market cap of $119.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.04 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $32.40 and its 200-day moving average is $31.05.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Austria ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWO. EWG Elevate Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Austria ETF in the third quarter worth $1,113,000. Scotia Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $560,000. Cavalier Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,470,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF by 510.0% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 285,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,167,000 after purchasing an additional 238,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial & Tax Architects LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF in the second quarter valued at about $1,323,000.

About iShares MSCI Austria ETF

iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Austria IMI 25/50 Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index consists of stocks traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight.