iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Short Interest Down 52.1% in July

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,705 shares, a decrease of 52.1% from the June 30th total of 95,441 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 65,588 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 23.1% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 257,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,744,000 after acquiring an additional 48,323 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1,218.4% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 25,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after acquiring an additional 23,174 shares during the period. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $253,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2,083.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,000 after purchasing an additional 10,521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth $143,000.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Trading Down 0.4%

ISCF traded down $0.16 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $43.76. 22,148 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 57,825. The stock has a market capitalization of $652.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $43.88. iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF has a 12-month low of $38.44 and a 12-month high of $45.86.

About iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (ISCF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of international small-cap firms in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four investment factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). ISCF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.