iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Down 50.6% in August

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,508 shares, a drop of 50.6% from the August 15th total of 124,630 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 103,312 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

EWJV traded down $0.44 on Tuesday, reaching $49.27. 104,373 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,932. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a twelve month low of $37.41 and a twelve month high of $50.22. The stock has a market cap of $763.68 million, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $47.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EWJV. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the first quarter worth $44,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $71,000. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 1st quarter worth $150,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth $285,000. Finally, Maridea Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the period.

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.