iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Up 69.1% in December

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,229 shares, an increase of 69.1% from the November 30th total of 23,796 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 69,162 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 69,162 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

EWJV stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $39.69. The stock had a trading volume of 88,633 shares, compared to its average volume of 107,368. The business has a 50-day moving average of $39.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.95. The firm has a market cap of $515.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 52-week low of $28.84 and a 52-week high of $42.17.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $1.7492 per share. This represents a yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EWJV. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 115.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 802,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,897,000 after acquiring an additional 430,398 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 933.4% in the 3rd quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 427,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,576,000 after purchasing an additional 386,199 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 204.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 323,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,249,000 after purchasing an additional 217,502 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,318,000 after purchasing an additional 87,663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,473,000.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.