iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,912,612 shares, an increase of 48.2% from the August 31st total of 1,290,500 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,553,238 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

EMXC stock traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $98.58. 570,389 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,950,807. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a one year low of $67.01 and a one year high of $107.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.25 billion, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $97.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMXC. Myriad Asset Management Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,763,000. Vestor Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2,806.2% in the 1st quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 240,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,919,000 after buying an additional 232,245 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $13,764,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $9,836,000. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,687,000.

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.