iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 48.2% in September

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,912,612 shares, an increase of 48.2% from the August 31st total of 1,290,500 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,553,238 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Myriad Asset Management Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,763,000. Vestor Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2,806.2% during the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 240,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,919,000 after buying an additional 232,245 shares during the last quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 166,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,015,000 after acquiring an additional 3,813 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the second quarter worth $13,764,000. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 59.8% in the first quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 147,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,563,000 after acquiring an additional 55,000 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EMXC opened at $99.34 on Friday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1 year low of $67.01 and a 1 year high of $107.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $97.26 and a 200 day moving average of $94.25. The stock has a market cap of $25.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.90.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

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.