Short Interest in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (NASDAQ:ENZL) Rises By 34.5%

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (NASDAQ:ENZL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,800 shares, a growth of 34.5% from the December 31st total of 5,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF stock opened at $44.96 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.32. iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF has a 52 week low of $43.86 and a 52 week high of $50.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.18 million, a P/E ratio of 17.63 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.6152 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF by 26.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares during the period. L.M. Kohn & Company purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $271,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $400,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $461,000.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (ENZL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI New Zeland IMI 25-50 index. The fund tracks the performance of a market-cap-weighted index of equity securities in the top 99% of the New Zealand equity market. ENZL was launched on Sep 1, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.