iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 628,643 shares, an increase of 283.6% from the February 12th total of 163,901 shares. Approximately 1.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 463,860 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 463,860 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Syon Capital LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 149,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,536,000 after buying an additional 5,998 shares during the period. Resolute Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 21,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 112,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562 shares during the period. Navellier & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $834,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 6,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock traded down $0.06 on Wednesday, hitting $54.58. 436,152 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 526,015. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $57.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $53.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.12. The company has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the underlying index.