iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 266,768 shares, an increase of 876.9% from the December 31st total of 27,308 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 185,892 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 1.9% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 185,892 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

EWJV traded up $0.74 during trading on Thursday, reaching $42.46. 81,431 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 200,302. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.04. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $28.84 and a fifty-two week high of $42.67. The stock has a market cap of $594.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 29.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,038,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,541,000 after acquiring an additional 235,301 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 38.0% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 446,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,441,000 after purchasing an additional 122,887 shares in the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $16,576,000 after purchasing an additional 386,199 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,318,000 after purchasing an additional 87,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 78,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,054,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the last quarter.

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.