iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) Short Interest Up 360.5% in June

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,178 shares, a growth of 360.5% from the June 15th total of 473 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Stock Down 1.2%

NASDAQ:EMIF traded down $0.31 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $25.92. 1,001 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,051. iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF has a 12 month low of $23.61 and a 12 month high of $30.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.05 and a 200 day moving average of $28.02. The stock has a market cap of $12.96 million, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.45.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.2848 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Trading of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new position in iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new position in iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned about 3.74% of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Company Profile

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is designed to track performance of 30 of the largest publicly listed companies in the infrastructure industry in the emerging markets. The Index includes three distinct infrastructure sub-sectors: energy, transportation and utilities.