iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (BATS:EWUS) Short Interest Up 94.8% in June

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (BATS:EWUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,801 shares, an increase of 94.8% from the May 31st total of 8,625 shares. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,345 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS:EWUS opened at $41.99 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $41.99 million, a P/E ratio of 14.52 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $42.34 and its 200-day moving average is $42.35. iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $38.02 and a 52-week high of $45.04.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWUS. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,066,000. Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $566,000. Finally, Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,454,000.

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of small-cap United Kingdom companies. EWUS was launched on Jan 25, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.