iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 76.0% in September

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,082,541 shares, a growth of 76.0% from the September 15th total of 615,192 shares. Approximately 5.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 318,260 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Poland ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPOL. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the period. Kaizen Financial Strategies lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 3.4% in the first quarter. Kaizen Financial Strategies now owns 18,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $731,000 after buying an additional 597 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the third quarter valued at $56,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 139,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,369,000 after buying an additional 1,376 shares during the period. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF during the first quarter valued at about $57,000.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EPOL traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $44.27. 210,866 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 481,326. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a fifty-two week low of $32.51 and a fifty-two week high of $46.03. The firm has a market cap of $843.42 million, a PE ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.31.

About iShares MSCI Poland ETF

The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Poland IMI 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the broader Polish equity market. EPOL was launched on May 25, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.