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

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 285,519 shares, a decrease of 80.9% from the May 31st total of 1,497,596 shares. Approximately 3.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 363,693 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Trading Up 1.2%

EWN opened at $68.44 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $62.15. The company has a market capitalization of $513.30 million, a PE ratio of 19.71 and a beta of 1.14. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF has a 1-year low of $50.56 and a 1-year high of $71.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWN. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 47.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 15,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $746,000 after purchasing an additional 5,106 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 7,644 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $575,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $143,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 65,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,818,000 after buying an additional 4,436 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Company Profile

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.