iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Short Interest Up 224.0% in August

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 180,345 shares, an increase of 224.0% from the July 30th total of 55,658 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 383,474 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $57.72. 238,856 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 413,372. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.14. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $48.93 and a 12-month high of $58.56. The firm has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Syon Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 25.8% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 189,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,089,000 after purchasing an additional 38,905 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $97,000. Resolute Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 21,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,167,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $695,000. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $933,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

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.