iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (NYSEARCA:EWK) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (NYSEARCA:EWK) saw a significant drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 67,673 shares, a drop of 64.0% from the June 15th total of 187,767 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 34,408 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF in the fourth quarter worth $80,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF by 26.2% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 782 shares during the last quarter. Idaho Trust Co increased its stake in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF by 51.6% during the fourth quarter. Idaho Trust Co now owns 13,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 4,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 23,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after purchasing an additional 6,566 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF Trading Up 0.5%

EWK stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $26.30. 14,033 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 44,559. iShares MSCI Belgium ETF has a 12-month low of $21.74 and a 12-month high of $27.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $159.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.50 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $26.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.92.

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Belgium Capped Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Belgian market, as measured by the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Belgian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 99% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.