iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $46.22 and last traded at $46.17, with a volume of 3676 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $46.03.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $44.36 and a 200 day moving average of $44.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $686.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rossby Financial LCC lifted its stake in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 60.7% in the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 22,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $974,000 after buying an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 36,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,506,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 18,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $770,000 after buying an additional 934 shares during the period. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 24.8% in the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 14,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after buying an additional 2,859 shares during the last quarter.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

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.