iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF (NASDAQ:ENZL) Short Interest Update

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

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

ENZL opened at $44.96 on Friday. iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF has a 1-year low of $43.86 and a 1-year high of $50.41. The company has a market cap of $74.18 million, a P/E ratio of 17.63 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.32.

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ENZL. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company bought a new stake in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF in the third quarter worth about $271,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF in the third quarter worth about $461,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $679,000.

About iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF

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.