iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Down 67.0% in April

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 174,275 shares, a drop of 67.0% from the April 15th total of 528,853 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 154,442 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SteelPeak Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $471,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 38.0% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 446,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,441,000 after buying an additional 122,887 shares during the period. Guardian Partners Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 933.4% during the third quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 427,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,576,000 after buying an additional 386,199 shares during the period. TPG Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the third quarter valued at $431,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the third quarter valued at $1,473,000.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF stock traded down $0.33 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $45.11. The company had a trading volume of 184,714 shares, compared to its average volume of 241,959. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a one year low of $33.50 and a one year high of $47.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.14. The firm has a market cap of $762.36 million, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.46.

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.