iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) Short Interest Down 39.5% in January

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,241 shares, a decline of 39.5% from the January 15th total of 23,551 shares. Currently, 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,979 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,979 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of EMIF traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $30.12. 10,080 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,686. iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF has a fifty-two week low of $19.51 and a fifty-two week high of $30.79. The company has a market cap of $10.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $27.74 and its 200 day moving average is $26.45.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a $0.824 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 624.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:EMIF) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 11,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp owned approximately 3.74% of iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF Company Profile

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is designed to track performance of 30 of the largest publicly listed companies in the infrastructure industry in the emerging markets. The Index includes three distinct infrastructure sub-sectors: energy, transportation and utilities.