iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Up 189.6% in March

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 7,788,078 shares, a growth of 189.6% from the February 26th total of 2,689,130 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,820,697 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 4.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 4.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,820,697 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMXC. Rossby Financial LCC raised its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 1,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 9,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 3,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 2,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 6,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Up 1.6%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock opened at $79.95 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $81.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.45. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $49.60 and a twelve month high of $88.87. The company has a market cap of $15.63 billion, a PE ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

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.