Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHC) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 737,485 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 45% from the previous session’s volume of 509,979 shares.The stock last traded at $34.83 and had previously closed at $34.72.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.66 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.51.

Institutional Trading of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,709,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,471,000 after buying an additional 240,446 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,109,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,739,000 after acquiring an additional 13,460 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,051,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,513,000 after purchasing an additional 7,127 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 473,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,837,000 after purchasing an additional 3,286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 432,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,649,000 after purchasing an additional 2,939 shares in the last quarter.

About Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the total return of the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index (the Index). The Fund’s index consists of small capitalization companies in developed countries outside the United States. The Index defines the small capitalization universe as approximately the bottom 10% of the eligible universe with a minimum free float capitalization of $150 million.