Short Interest in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Decreases By 93.1%

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,391 shares, a decline of 93.1% from the January 15th total of 266,768 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 223,712 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 223,712 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 29.3% in 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 during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 38.0% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 446,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,441,000 after buying an additional 122,887 shares during the period. Guardian Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 933.4% during the third quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 427,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,576,000 after buying an additional 386,199 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% during the first 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. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 78,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,054,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Up 0.6%

EWJV stock traded up $0.27 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $46.93. 90,167 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 234,014. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a twelve month low of $28.84 and a twelve month high of $47.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $656.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.67.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.7492 dividend. This represents a yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

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.