iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,510 shares, a drop of 86.3% from the August 15th total of 260,031 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 246,834 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of EWN stock traded up $0.39 on Friday, hitting $67.92. The company had a trading volume of 31,971 shares, compared to its average volume of 185,123. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF has a twelve month low of $54.39 and a twelve month high of $71.85. The firm has a market cap of $624.87 million, a P/E ratio of 19.71 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $68.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.28.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWN. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,345,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF during the second quarter worth $1,094,000. Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 246.6% during the second quarter. Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. now owns 25,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,757,000 after buying an additional 18,000 shares in the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF during the second quarter valued at $292,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 15.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 685 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and industrials companies. The Fund invests in a particular segment of the securities markets and seeks to track the performance of a securities index that generally is not representative of the market as a whole.