iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Up 841.1% in December

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,070,000 shares, an increase of 841.1% from the December 15th total of 1,070,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,754,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.7 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ EMXC traded down $0.55 during trading on Monday, reaching $54.80. The company had a trading volume of 919,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,715,631. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $52.43 and a twelve month high of $63.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.03 billion, a PE ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.16.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.9999 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Zions Bancorporation N.A. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the second quarter worth about $65,000. First PREMIER Bank raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 59.6% during the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 2,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 91.7% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 2,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 53.5% during the 3rd quarter. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 943 shares during the period. Finally, Ironwood Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $211,000.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

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.