iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXCGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,417,373 shares, a drop of 59.3% from the December 31st total of 3,481,119 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,088,905 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,088,905 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock traded down $1.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $81.01. The stock had a trading volume of 2,356,967 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,165,508. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.60 and a fifty-two week high of $82.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.36.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

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

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

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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.

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