iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (NASDAQ:SCZ)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $86.08 and last traded at $86.0580, with a volume of 357716 shares. The stock had previously closed at $85.65.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.1%

The company has a market capitalization of $14.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $81.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.22.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $1.4974 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 392.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SCZ. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 15,520,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,160,000 after buying an additional 216,767 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 3,702,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,081,000 after acquiring an additional 142,269 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,005,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,758,000 after acquiring an additional 95,429 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,791,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,468,000 after acquiring an additional 19,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,315,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,890,000 after acquiring an additional 19,756 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is a Canada-based company engaged in the operation, exploration and commercial exploitation of mining concessions in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also, including gold, lead and zinc. The Company is focused on its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, the Company is also exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project, which is an advanced-stage project; the Gavilanes Project, which is an exploration project, and the El Gachi Property, which is an early-stage exploration project.