iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $83.99 and last traded at $83.8340, with a volume of 23423 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $81.54.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $14.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.06.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.4974 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 392.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. TIAA Trust National Association grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 15,303,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,171,784,000 after buying an additional 495,854 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 3,702,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,081,000 after acquiring an additional 142,269 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,005,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,758,000 after purchasing an additional 95,429 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,791,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,468,000 after purchasing an additional 19,400 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,315,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,890,000 after purchasing an additional 19,756 shares in the last quarter.

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.