iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) Short Interest Down 69.5% in June

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,004,093 shares, a drop of 69.5% from the June 15th total of 13,114,134 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,847,025 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 3,462.5% in the 3rd quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the period. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Robinswood Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Kopp Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF during the second quarter valued at $26,000.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock opened at $97.22 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a one year low of $81.17 and a one year high of $98.83.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.