iShares Latin America 40 ETF (NYSEARCA:ILF) Short Interest Update

iShares Latin America 40 ETF (NYSEARCA:ILF) saw a significant decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 566,003 shares, a decline of 88.2% from the April 15th total of 4,803,174 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,918,490 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Latin America 40 ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 38,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,166,000 after buying an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 16,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $493,000 after buying an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 13,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $397,000 after buying an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 93,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,875,000 after buying an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gold Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 12,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after buying an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. 45.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Latin America 40 ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:ILF traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $36.02. 1,749,826 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,075,994. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $35.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.46. The company has a market cap of $4.92 billion, a PE ratio of 10.28 and a beta of 0.70. iShares Latin America 40 ETF has a 12 month low of $24.67 and a 12 month high of $38.50.

iShares Latin America 40 ETF Company Profile

iShares S & P Latin America 40 Index Fund, formerly iShares Latin America 40 ETF (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Latin America 40 (the Index). The Index consists of selected equities trading on the exchanges of five Latin American countries. The Index includes securities that Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (S&P).