iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Down 92.1% in February

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 50,331 shares, a decline of 92.1% from the February 12th total of 637,524 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 243,453 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 243,453 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 115.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 802,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,897,000 after buying an additional 430,398 shares in the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 933.4% during the third quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 427,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,576,000 after acquiring an additional 386,199 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 204.8% during the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 323,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,249,000 after acquiring an additional 217,502 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 968.3% in the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 142,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,667,000 after purchasing an additional 129,303 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 121.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 159,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,318,000 after purchasing an additional 87,663 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:EWJV traded down $0.97 on Thursday, hitting $41.70. 32,636 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 284,940. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.86. The company has a market cap of $583.80 million, a PE ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 52 week low of $28.84 and a 52 week high of $47.69.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.7492 dividend. This represents a yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

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.