iShares MSCI Chile ETF (BATS:ECH) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Chile ETF (BATS:ECH) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 861,816 shares, a drop of 48.5% from the May 31st total of 1,674,155 shares. Approximately 4.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 573,034 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Chile ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $68,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Chile ETF in the first quarter valued at about $99,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $116,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the fourth quarter worth $157,000.

iShares MSCI Chile ETF Price Performance

BATS ECH opened at $39.80 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Chile ETF has a 52-week low of $29.28 and a 52-week high of $47.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $803.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s fifty day moving average is $40.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.65.

About iShares MSCI Chile ETF

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Chile Capped Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure broad based equity market performance in Chile. The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Santiago Stock Exchange.