iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:SCJ) Short Interest Up 137.8% in August

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:SCJ) was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 85,153 shares, a growth of 137.8% from the July 30th total of 35,803 shares. Currently, 3.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 39,685 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of SCJ traded down $0.11 on Friday, reaching $109.13. The stock had a trading volume of 37,681 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,016. The firm has a market capitalization of $261.91 million, a PE ratio of 13.39 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $106.85 and a 200 day moving average of $103.83. iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $88.08 and a twelve month high of $110.85.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Resolute Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $94,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 169.6% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 1,382 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF by 412.8% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 4,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, S&CO Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,579,000.

About iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Small Cap index, a market-cap-weighted index of small-cap Japanese stocks. SCJ was launched on Dec 20, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.