Short Interest in iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) Increases By 29.7%

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 41,995,435 shares, an increase of 29.7% from the February 12th total of 32,374,652 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,491,630 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 25.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 25.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,491,630 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.8%

iShares China Large-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.64 during trading on Monday, reaching $36.88. The company had a trading volume of 34,797,438 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,824,770. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.28. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $29.20 and a 52 week high of $42.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FXI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 276.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,266,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $175,509,000 after purchasing an additional 3,131,897 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 57.1% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 5,674,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,602,000 after purchasing an additional 2,063,028 shares in the last quarter. Natixis raised its position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 63.3% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis now owns 4,976,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,923,000 after purchasing an additional 1,928,592 shares during the period. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd raised its position in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 196.3% during the 4th quarter. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd now owns 2,785,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $106,638,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,000 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares China Large-Cap ETF by 48.7% during the 3rd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 4,430,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,250,000 after buying an additional 1,450,000 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods. The underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of the companies in the Chinese equity market, which are available to the international investors.