iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,164 shares, a growth of 98.9% from the December 31st total of 30,758 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 124,522 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 124,522 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWN traded down $1.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $62.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 81,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 133,743. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF has a 52 week low of $41.40 and a 52 week high of $64.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $314.46 million, a PE ratio of 19.71 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $59.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.91.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 404,093 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,441,000 after acquiring an additional 3,367 shares in the last quarter. Marotta Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 184,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,827,000 after purchasing an additional 5,596 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF in the second quarter worth about $4,540,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 864.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,431,000 after purchasing an additional 68,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 7.2% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 65,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,818,000 after buying an additional 4,436 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and industrials companies. The Fund invests in a particular segment of the securities markets and seeks to track the performance of a securities index that generally is not representative of the market as a whole.