iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 46,767 shares, a growth of 92.9% from the August 31st total of 24,243 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 161,045 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EPP opened at $55.50 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $48.93 and a 52-week high of $58.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $56.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.32. The stock has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,714,000. Syon Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 25.8% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 189,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,089,000 after buying an additional 38,905 shares during the period. Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the second quarter worth about $933,000. Navellier & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the second quarter worth about $695,000. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 6.9% during the first quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 119,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,370,000 after acquiring an additional 7,767 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the underlying index.