iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 480,861 shares, an increase of 685.7% from the May 14th total of 61,199 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 108,227 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.4 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Trading Up 2.5%

EWJV opened at $45.21 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 1-year low of $33.50 and a 1-year high of $47.69. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.94. The stock has a market cap of $764.05 million, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 38.0% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 446,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,441,000 after purchasing an additional 122,887 shares in the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $471,000. Guardian Partners Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 933.4% during the third quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 427,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,576,000 after purchasing an additional 386,199 shares during the period. TPG Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $431,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,473,000.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.