iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) Short Interest Up 33.9% in December

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 35,276 shares, a growth of 33.9% from the November 30th total of 26,337 shares. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,382 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 9,382 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF Stock Performance

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $44.71. 2,160 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,666. The company has a market cap of $53.65 million, a P/E ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $43.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.01. iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF has a 52-week low of $31.05 and a 52-week high of $45.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000. Triumph Capital Management owned about 0.06% of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF Company Profile

The iShares Asia\u002FPacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of consistent highest dividend-yielding companies in the Asia-Pacific region. DVYA was launched on Feb 23, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.