Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) Short Interest Up 77.4% in July

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,067,633 shares, an increase of 77.4% from the June 30th total of 601,664 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 369,308 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. HORAN Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 41,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,948,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. James J. Burns & Company LLC raised its stake in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 22,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. Berger Financial Group Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 8,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 3,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of SCHC traded up $1.22 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $48.54. The stock had a trading volume of 207,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 447,657. Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF has a fifty-two week low of $42.16 and a fifty-two week high of $51.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.93. The firm has a market cap of $5.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.91.

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.