Short Interest in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) Expands By 65.2%

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 17,797 shares, an increase of 65.2% from the July 30th total of 10,771 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 8,101 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $5,997,000. State Street Corp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,022,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $162,000. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WSML traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $35.38. 425 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 53,338. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $33.85. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $28.94 and a twelve month high of $36.35. The company has a market cap of $672.22 million, a P/E ratio of -6,548.21 and a beta of 0.81.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.2901 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF’s dividend payout ratio is currently -17,952.99%.

About iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

The iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of small capitalization companies across developed markets globally by replicating the MSCI World Small Cap Index.