iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 35.3% in October

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,599 shares, a drop of 35.3% from the September 30th total of 2,470 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,175 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,000.

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock traded down $0.33 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $49.49. 4,454 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,057. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $50.57 and its 200 day moving average is $49.79. The stock has a market cap of $66.81 million, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 0.57. iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF has a 12 month low of $42.61 and a 12 month high of $52.73.

About iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

The iShares Asia\u002FPacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of consistent highest dividend-yielding companies in the Asia-Pacific region. DVYA was launched on Feb 23, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.