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 decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,986 shares, a decline of 95.6% from the June 30th total of 590,561 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 371,202 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Trading Up 0.8%

NYSEARCA:EPP traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $55.41. 200,630 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 433,742. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $54.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.34. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.78. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.92 and a fifty-two week high of $57.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Navellier & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $834,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 94.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $245,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 94,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,851,000 after purchasing an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 130.7% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 757 shares during the period. 74.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.