iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Stock Short Interest Climbs 76.0%

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,082,541 shares, an increase of 76.0% from the September 15th total of 615,192 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 318,260 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days. Approximately 5.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Poland ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPOL. Elm3 Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the third quarter worth about $695,000. Kaizen Financial Strategies bought a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $747,000. Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,384,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,230,000. Finally, Monument Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,215,000.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EPOL traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $44.27. The stock had a trading volume of 210,866 shares, compared to its average volume of 481,326. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $843.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.02. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a 1-year low of $32.51 and a 1-year high of $46.03.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Poland IMI 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the broader Polish equity market. EPOL was launched on May 25, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.

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