iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) saw unusually-high trading volume on Thursday. Approximately 544,877 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 925% from the previous session’s volume of 53,143 shares. The stock last traded at $43.9950 and had previously closed at $44.14.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $655.75 million, a PE ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ISCF. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 22,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $974,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the period. Stillwater Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,435,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 36,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after buying an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the first quarter worth $196,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $10,744,000 after acquiring an additional 48,323 shares during the period.

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.