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

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,199 shares, a decrease of 64.9% from the April 30th total of 174,275 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 355,526 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJV. Jane Street Group LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 87,663 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $600,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $162,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 115.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 802,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,897,000 after acquiring an additional 430,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 48,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,000 after acquiring an additional 1,911 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Up 0.2%

EWJV traded up $0.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $45.52. 90,308 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 230,243. The company’s 50-day moving average is $43.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.59. The company has a market cap of $769.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.46. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 12-month low of $33.50 and a 12-month high of $47.69.

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.