iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Down 20.5% in December

Posted by Patrick Bannon on Jan 19th, 2026

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC – Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,481,119 shares, a decline of 20.5% from the December 15th total of 4,376,095 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,451,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 2,451,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:EMXC traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $77.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,514,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,050,594. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1-year low of $49.60 and a 1-year high of $77.60. The company has a market capitalization of $14.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.52.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.3357 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 384.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Front Row Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the second quarter worth $26,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 114.2% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 497 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.