iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 137,228 shares, a decrease of 71.5% from the May 31st total of 480,861 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 107,738 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ EWJV traded down $0.20 during trading on Monday, reaching $44.13. The company had a trading volume of 90,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 211,451. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $44.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.31. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 12 month low of $33.62 and a 12 month high of $47.69. The stock has a market cap of $745.80 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.46.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.4831 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJV. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 29.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,038,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,541,000 after purchasing an additional 235,301 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 122,887 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 386,199 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,318,000 after acquiring an additional 87,663 shares during the period. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 968.3% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 142,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,667,000 after acquiring an additional 129,303 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.