iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) Short Interest Up 55.3% in December

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,487 shares, an increase of 55.3% from the November 30th total of 2,889 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,494 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,494 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ EMIF traded down $0.34 on Tuesday, reaching $26.23. 7,155 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,206. iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF has a fifty-two week low of $19.51 and a fifty-two week high of $27.95. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $26.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.87 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.59.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.824 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 624.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF stock. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) by 15.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 88,888 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,039 shares during the quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC owned about 29.63% of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF worth $1,879,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Company Profile

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure 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 Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is designed to track performance of 30 of the largest publicly listed companies in the infrastructure industry in the emerging markets. The Index includes three distinct infrastructure sub-sectors: energy, transportation and utilities.