iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Austria ETF (NYSEARCA:EWO) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 21,086 shares, a decrease of 51.4% from the February 12th total of 43,406 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,979 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,979 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Trading Down 2.4%

NYSEARCA EWO traded down $0.84 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.91. The company had a trading volume of 21,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 65,589. iShares MSCI Austria ETF has a twelve month low of $22.01 and a twelve month high of $39.40. The company has a market capitalization of $130.55 million, a PE ratio of 11.04 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Austria ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWO. Zacks Investment Management grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Austria ETF by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 53,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,885,000 after buying an additional 8,043 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $1,846,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $219,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Austria ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $141,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Austria ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,000.

iShares MSCI Austria ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Austria IMI 25/50 Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index consists of stocks traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight.