Short Interest in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Increases By 841.1%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,070,000 shares, a growth of 841.1% from the December 15th total of 1,070,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,754,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tsfg LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 68.1% during the 4th quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 51,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,000 after purchasing an additional 20,681 shares during the last quarter. Graypoint LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 115,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,387,000 after buying an additional 689 shares during the last quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the fourth quarter worth $4,576,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 19.8% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 67,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,747,000 after acquiring an additional 11,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norway Savings Bank boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Norway Savings Bank now owns 70,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,919,000 after acquiring an additional 8,272 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $55.28. 879,914 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,768,288. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $52.43 and a twelve month high of $63.25. The company has a market cap of $15.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $57.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.13.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.9999 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

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.