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

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,986 shares, a decrease of 95.6% from the June 30th total of 590,561 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 371,202 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position 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 worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 130.7% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 757 shares in the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust bought a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $218,000. 74.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Price Performance

EPP traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $55.41. 200,630 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 433,742. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.92 and a fifty-two week high of $57.07. The company has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.34.

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.