Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 82.2% in October

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,770,793 shares, a growth of 82.2% from the September 30th total of 971,901 shares. Currently, 1.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 326,332 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.4 days.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF Trading Up 0.5%

SCHC stock opened at $48.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.92. Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $43.45 and a twelve month high of $52.12. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SCHC. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF in the third quarter valued at about $54,336,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 10.3% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 857,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,061,000 after purchasing an additional 79,946 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co boosted its position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 622,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,969,000 after purchasing an additional 3,414 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 523,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,052,000 after purchasing an additional 32,585 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 371,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,125,000 after purchasing an additional 24,437 shares in the last quarter.

About Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the total return of the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index (the Index). The Fund’s index consists of small capitalization companies in developed countries outside the United States. The Index defines the small capitalization universe as approximately the bottom 10% of the eligible universe with a minimum free float capitalization of $150 million. The types of derivatives used by the Fund are options, futures, options on futures and swaps.