iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU) Short Interest Up 254.4% in July

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 71,229 shares, a growth of 254.4% from the July 15th total of 20,097 shares. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 53,647 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA EPU traded down $0.98 during trading on Thursday, hitting $88.47. The company had a trading volume of 5,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 110,136. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.85. iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF has a fifty-two week low of $51.38 and a fifty-two week high of $95.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $552.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Innealta Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Innealta Capital LLC now owns 6,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $570,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 263.3% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 10,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 7,273 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Peru ETF (EPU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Peru Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of Peruvian firms. EPU was launched on Jun 19, 2009 and is managed by BlackRock.