Short Interest in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Increases By 125.7%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,186,565 shares, a growth of 125.7% from the May 31st total of 1,854,611 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,605,185 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dala Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the first quarter worth $274,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 52,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,115,000 after purchasing an additional 3,819 shares during the last quarter. Essential Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 23,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,883,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares in the last quarter. Vestor Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2,806.2% during the 1st quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 240,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,919,000 after purchasing an additional 232,245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 153.1% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 23,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after purchasing an additional 14,228 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ EMXC traded up $1.79 on Tuesday, hitting $102.25. 1,198,071 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,395,431. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $96.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.88. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $62.30 and a twelve month high of $107.12.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.