iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 124,630 shares, an increase of 128.2% from the July 30th total of 54,615 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 171,741 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 29.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,038,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,541,000 after purchasing an additional 235,301 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,318,000 after buying an additional 87,663 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 968.3% in the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 142,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,667,000 after purchasing an additional 129,303 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 79,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,290 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 72,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,898,000 after buying an additional 4,973 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EWJV traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.65. The stock had a trading volume of 180,470 shares, compared to its average volume of 204,193. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $46.19 and its 200 day moving average is $44.91. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 52 week low of $37.41 and a 52 week high of $48.36. The stock has a market cap of $738.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.47.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.4831 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.