iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 163,901 shares, a decrease of 61.8% from the January 29th total of 429,106 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 597,806 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 597,806 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EPP remained flat at $56.80 on Friday. 353,527 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 464,344. The company has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $57.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $53.27 and its 200 day moving average is $51.94.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 6,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 94.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 21,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 110,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,699,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the period. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. now owns 21,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. 74.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the underlying index.