iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Update

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,416 shares, an increase of 65.4% from the November 30th total of 18,998 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,595 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,595 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Price Performance

Shares of AIA stock opened at $97.08 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $96.48 and a 200 day moving average of $90.04. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1-year low of $59.91 and a 1-year high of $101.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.6251 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 352.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Asia 50 ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $353,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $557,000. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 24.7% during the second quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after buying an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 43.3% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 8,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $697,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.