iShares Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEV) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares Europe ETF (NYSEARCA:IEV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 180,197 shares, a growth of 131.1% from the October 15th total of 77,980 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,944 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares Europe ETF Stock Performance

IEV opened at $73.12 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $72.06 and its 200-day moving average is $72.18. The company has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of 17.19 and a beta of 0.81. iShares Europe ETF has a one year low of $64.17 and a one year high of $76.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Europe ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 367,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,966,000 after purchasing an additional 27,139 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 268,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,539,000 after acquiring an additional 9,322 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Europe ETF in the third quarter worth $17,349,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Europe ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 139,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,888,000 after purchasing an additional 3,351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Europe ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 116,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,928,000 after purchasing an additional 3,892 shares during the period.

iShares Europe ETF Company Profile

iShares Europe ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Europe 350 (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the stocks of companies in the countries, which includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.