iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,180,000 shares, a decline of 22.7% from the January 31st total of 11,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,046,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.5 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

Shares of EMXC stock traded down $0.33 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $55.41. The stock had a trading volume of 842,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,773,644. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.20 billion, a PE ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $56.27 and its 200 day moving average is $58.32. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $53.99 and a twelve month high of $63.25.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.9999 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Tidemark LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 14,525.0% during the 4th quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 581 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 6,742.9% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 944 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.