iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 247,157 shares, a decrease of 94.1% from the June 15th total of 4,186,565 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,868,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMXC. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 526.6% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 589 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 91.8% during the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BOKF NA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock traded up $0.32 during trading on Friday, hitting $98.31. 2,821,111 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,385,586. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $87.03. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1-year low of $62.30 and a 1-year high of $107.12.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.588 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

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.