BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKIE) Short Interest Update

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKIE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 49,042 shares, an increase of 45.1% from the December 15th total of 33,806 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 48,068 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 48,068 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF Stock Up 0.2%

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF stock traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $95.87. The stock had a trading volume of 20,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,340. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $92.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44 and a beta of 0.85. BNY Mellon International Equity ETF has a 12-month low of $68.09 and a 12-month high of $95.99.

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a dividend of $1.0429 per share. This represents a $4.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. This is a boost from BNY Mellon International Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Birchbrook Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BNY Mellon International Equity ETF during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF in the third quarter worth $38,000. Key Financial Inc lifted its position in BNY Mellon International Equity ETF by 38.2% during the second quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BNY Mellon International Equity ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BNY Mellon International Equity ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,000.

About BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

The BNY Mellon International Equity ETF (BKIE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of large-caps in the Developed Markets outside of US. BKIE was launched on Apr 24, 2020 and is managed by BNY Mellon.