iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Sees Large Volume Increase

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 229,129 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 29% from the previous session’s volume of 321,001 shares.The stock last traded at $42.78 and had previously closed at $43.04.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Stock Down 1.9 %

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $43.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPP. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 2,272.1% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 144,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,178,000 after purchasing an additional 138,235 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 225,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,642,000 after purchasing an additional 36,540 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 212,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,088,000 after purchasing an additional 27,575 shares in the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $894,000. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 18,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $809,000 after acquiring an additional 3,076 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

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).