iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) Short Interest Up 1,121.6% in July

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,725 shares, a growth of 1,121.6% from the July 15th total of 1,451 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,759 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000. Triumph Capital Management owned approximately 0.06% of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA DVYA traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $51.43. The stock had a trading volume of 1,394 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,139. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.50. The company has a market capitalization of $72.00 million, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 0.57. iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF has a 1 year low of $41.23 and a 1 year high of $52.00.

About iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

The iShares Asia\u002FPacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of consistent highest dividend-yielding companies in the Asia-Pacific region. DVYA was launched on Feb 23, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.