iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYE) Short Interest Down 33.5% in January

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYE) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 148,091 shares, a decrease of 33.5% from the December 31st total of 222,804 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 211,303 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 211,303 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of DVYE traded down $0.89 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $33.93. The stock had a trading volume of 387,805 shares, compared to its average volume of 250,285. iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF has a 12 month low of $23.77 and a 12 month high of $35.12. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.53. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.78 and a beta of 0.65.

Institutional Trading of iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DVYE. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 10,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $690,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF in the third quarter worth $34,000. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 42,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 1,254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000.

About iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of high-dividend-paying emerging markets companies. DVYE was launched on Feb 23, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.