Short Interest in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Decreases By 61.8%

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 163,901 shares, a decrease of 61.8% from the January 29th total of 429,106 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 597,806 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 597,806 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EPP remained flat at $56.80 during trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 353,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,344. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $57.04. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $53.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.89. The company has a market cap of $2.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 94.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 6,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 24.2% in the 2nd quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 15,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $767,000 after acquiring an additional 3,031 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $5,637,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at about $479,000. Institutional investors own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the underlying index.