iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Up 69.1% in December

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,229 shares, an increase of 69.1% from the November 30th total of 23,796 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 69,162 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 69,162 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 31.8% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 72,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,523,000 after purchasing an additional 17,506 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the second quarter worth about $328,000. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Forefront Wealth Management Inc. now owns 70,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,448,000 after buying an additional 2,710 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 196.0% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 17,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $609,000 after buying an additional 11,600 shares during the period. Finally, Breakwater Capital Group grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 8.2% in the second quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 8,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of EWJV stock traded up $0.11 on Monday, reaching $39.80. 27,937 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 107,038. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $39.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.97. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 1-year low of $28.84 and a 1-year high of $42.17. The stock has a market cap of $517.40 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49.

iShares MSCI Japan Value 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 paid a $1.7492 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.