iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Up 115.2% in December

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,376,095 shares, a growth of 115.2% from the November 30th total of 2,033,921 shares. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,394,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,394,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

EMXC traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $72.35. 2,074,136 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,216,596. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a one year low of $49.60 and a one year high of $73.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $71.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.08. The company has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.82.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $1.3357 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 384.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EMXC. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its stake 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 worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 7.1% during the third 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. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. now owns 50,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,254,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 13.7% during the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 7.5% in the second quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter.

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.