Short Interest in iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Drops By 53.4%

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 498,753 shares, a drop of 53.4% from the July 30th total of 1,071,363 shares. Approximately 2.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 475,775 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EPOL. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 319.0% during the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $57,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the 1st quarter worth $69,000.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Poland ETF stock traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $43.48. 669,561 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 486,372. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a 52-week low of $30.84 and a 52-week high of $45.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $41.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.45. The company has a market cap of $743.51 million, a P/E ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Poland IMI 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the broader Polish equity market. EPOL was launched on May 25, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.