iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Shares of iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCF) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 152,296 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 249% from the previous session’s volume of 43,594 shares.The stock last traded at $32.00 and had previously closed at $31.83.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.47. The company has a market capitalization of $531.47 million, a PE ratio of 10.73 and a beta of 0.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ISCF. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 262,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,243,000 after buying an additional 6,672 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 14.0% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 43,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,538,000 after purchasing an additional 5,368 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation N.A. purchased a new position in iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF during the second quarter valued at $35,000.

iShares International Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (ISCF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of international small-cap firms in developed markets outside the US. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four investment factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility).