iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) to Issue Dividend of $0.23

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) declared a dividend on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of 0.2267 per share on Monday, December 22nd. This represents a yield of 238.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF stock opened at $18.73 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.43. iShares MSCI Qatar ETF has a 52-week low of $16.78 and a 52-week high of $20.64.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 1,090.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 216,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,028,000 after buying an additional 198,137 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 10.3% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 175,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,400,000 after purchasing an additional 16,331 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 168,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,296,000 after purchasing an additional 11,095 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 202.9% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 154,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 103,735 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 123,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,413,000 after purchasing an additional 13,855 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (QAT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Qatar Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of large-, mid and small-cap Qatari companies. QAT was launched on Apr 29, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.