iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Update

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,612 shares, a decrease of 94.0% from the June 15th total of 210,902 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 526,216 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:AIA traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $138.82. The company had a trading volume of 720,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 523,150. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $138.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.71. The stock has a market cap of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.86. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1-year low of $80.92 and a 1-year high of $150.83.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.5145 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $262,000. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors acquired a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $236,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $74,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 28,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,981,000 after acquiring an additional 8,657 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 126.4% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 15,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,000 after acquiring an additional 8,883 shares during the period.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.