Short Interest in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Grows By 115.2%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,376,095 shares, an increase of 115.2% from the November 30th total of 2,033,921 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,394,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,394,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Up 0.6%

EMXC traded up $0.40 during trading on Friday, hitting $72.35. 2,074,136 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,216,596. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $71.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.04. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1-year low of $49.60 and a 1-year high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.3357 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 384.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMXC. Oarsman Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 194,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,271 shares in the last quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 8,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Turim 21 Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the third quarter worth $3,671,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 737,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,250,000 after purchasing an additional 7,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $16,642,000.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.