iShares MSCI Chile ETF (BATS:ECH) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Chile ETF (BATS:ECH) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 861,816 shares, a drop of 48.5% from the May 31st total of 1,674,155 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 573,034 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 4.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

iShares MSCI Chile ETF Stock Down 0.8%

BATS ECH opened at $39.39 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $795.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.74. iShares MSCI Chile ETF has a 52 week low of $29.28 and a 52 week high of $47.85. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $40.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.66.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Chile ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $68,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the first quarter valued at about $99,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $116,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Chile ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $157,000.

About iShares MSCI Chile ETF

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Chile Capped Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure broad based equity market performance in Chile. The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Santiago Stock Exchange.