iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 506,804 shares, an increase of 150.0% from the November 30th total of 202,693 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 297,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Based on an average daily volume of 297,506 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 94.6% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 130.7% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 757 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $245,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 6.2% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 6,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $479,000. 74.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA:EPP traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $51.45. 1,085,369 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 352,187. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $52.72. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.70.

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.