iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) Short Interest Update

iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) saw a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 757,306 shares, an increase of 174.8% from the July 15th total of 275,587 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 753,347 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.7%

IDV opened at $44.70 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $43.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.28. The company has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.09 and a beta of 0.76. iShares International Select Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $35.88 and a 52 week high of $45.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Select Dividend ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IDV. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,947,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,315,000 after acquiring an additional 43,708 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 32.3% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 91,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,164,000 after acquiring an additional 22,361 shares in the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in iShares International Select Dividend ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $147,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 97.9% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 83,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,287,000 after purchasing an additional 41,225 shares during the period. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV purchased a new position in iShares International Select Dividend ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $385,000.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF Company Profile

iShares International Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time. The Index consists of 100 of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Dow Jones World Developed-Ex.