Short Interest in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Decreases By 93.1%

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,391 shares, a decrease of 93.1% from the January 15th total of 266,768 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 223,712 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 223,712 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Trading Up 0.4%

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF stock traded up $0.19 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $47.35. The stock had a trading volume of 587,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 275,626. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $41.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.77. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 12 month low of $28.84 and a 12 month high of $47.69. The company has a market capitalization of $662.90 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49.

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 $1.7492 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 882.0%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,534,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 24,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $983,000 after buying an additional 5,077 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 18.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 63,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,521,000 after buying an additional 10,050 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth $575,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 74.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 761 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

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.