iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) Short Interest Down 72.0% in May

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 326,144 shares, a decrease of 72.0% from the May 14th total of 1,164,237 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 860,367 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of AAXJ stock traded up $1.81 on Thursday, reaching $114.04. 57,839 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 931,609. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $79.31 and a one year high of $123.68. The stock has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a PE ratio of 15.30 and a beta of 0.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $110.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $102.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $142,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 199.7% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,942 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 1,294 shares during the last quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $228,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $794,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 42.0% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,534 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $870,000 after buying an additional 3,115 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index (the Index). The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance of the 12 countries, such as Australia, China, Honk Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.