Royal Bank of Canada Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF $SCZ

Royal Bank of Canada lowered its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) by 6.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 143,446 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,119 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.08% of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF worth $11,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter worth $396,000. Sentinel Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $259,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 44.3% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 74,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,839,000 after buying an additional 22,867 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 72.8% in the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 21,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,659,000 after acquiring an additional 8,917 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 368.3% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 152,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,941,000 after acquiring an additional 119,774 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.0%

SCZ stock opened at $86.80 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $83.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.94. iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $73.46 and a 12-month high of $87.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.84.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $1.1699 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.