iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 469,751 shares, a decrease of 41.9% from the April 15th total of 808,730 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 522,165 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EPOL. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 319.0% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares in the last quarter. Solstein Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the first quarter valued at $57,000.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of EPOL stock traded down $1.05 during trading on Friday, hitting $38.66. The company had a trading volume of 385,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 536,941. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $37.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $614.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.02. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a 52 week low of $29.03 and a 52 week high of $40.94.

About iShares MSCI Poland ETF

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.