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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,854,611 shares, an increase of 96.0% from the May 14th total of 946,134 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,589,804 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Trading Up 3.2%

EMXC traded up $3.21 during trading on Monday, reaching $102.96. The stock had a trading volume of 2,170,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,446,291. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $92.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.01. The company has a market capitalization of $25.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.88. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a one year low of $60.02 and a one year high of $104.18.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.588 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the second quarter valued at $4,355,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 43.0% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 39,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,493,000 after acquiring an additional 11,867 shares in the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 57.8% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 66,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,230,000 after acquiring an additional 24,529 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 18.0% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 70,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,775,000 after acquiring an additional 10,810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crestwood Advisors Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 456,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,833,000 after acquiring an additional 10,714 shares in the last quarter.

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.