Short Interest in iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) Increases By 94.2%

iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 275,587 shares, a growth of 94.2% from the June 30th total of 141,909 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 904,507 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.3%

IDV stock opened at $43.65 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a PE ratio of 10.09 and a beta of 0.76. iShares International Select Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $34.67 and a 52 week high of $45.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $43.07 and a 200 day moving average of $42.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Select Dividend ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 201,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,335,000 after acquiring an additional 5,356 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 807,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,355,000 after acquiring an additional 49,561 shares during the period. Empire Financial Management Company LLC acquired a new stake in iShares International Select Dividend ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $207,000. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 98,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,207,000 after purchasing an additional 5,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centennial Bank AR increased its holdings in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 304.4% in the first quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 19,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after purchasing an additional 14,878 shares during the period.

About iShares International Select Dividend ETF

iShares International Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time. The Index consists of 100 of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Dow Jones World Developed-Ex.