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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 3,139,461 shares, an increase of 118.5% from the January 29th total of 1,436,600 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,296,931 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,296,931 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 184.8% in the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 1,342,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,740,000 after acquiring an additional 870,883 shares in the last quarter. Myriad Asset Management Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,763,000. City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $16,642,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 78.7% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 392,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,483,000 after purchasing an additional 172,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,836,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ EMXC opened at $87.68 on Friday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 12 month low of $49.60 and a 12 month high of $88.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.44.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China 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 issued a $1.3357 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 384.0%.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

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.