iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) Shares Up 0.8% – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:WSML) shot up 0.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $33.46 and last traded at $33.44. 1,970 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 90% from the average session volume of 20,657 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.16.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $849.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6,189.15 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $32.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.83.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $0.6844 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -14,066.26%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $685,000. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth $51,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $162,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF by 157.7% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 23,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 14,220 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,022,000.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of small capitalization companies across developed markets globally by replicating the MSCI World Small Cap Index.