iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares International Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:INTF) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 260,586 shares, a decline of 54.9% from the September 30th total of 577,383 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 495,680 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF Price Performance

iShares International Equity Factor ETF stock traded down $0.41 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $41.19. 503,537 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 293,120. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $42.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.08. iShares International Equity Factor ETF has a 1 year low of $35.43 and a 1 year high of $43.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Trading of iShares International Equity Factor ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. XML Financial LLC lifted its holdings in iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 15.5% in the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 7,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after buying an additional 1,070 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares International Equity Factor ETF by 188.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 540,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,433,000 after buying an additional 353,360 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in iShares International Equity Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at about $261,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares International Equity Factor ETF in the third quarter worth $99,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares International Equity Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,284,000.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares International Equity Factor ETF (INTF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX International Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap equities in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to maximize exposure to five factors: momentum, quality, value, low volatility, and size. INTF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.