iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,942 shares, a drop of 59.0% from the June 15th total of 34,001 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 58,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Innealta Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 233.9% in the first quarter. Innealta Capital LLC now owns 20,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,675,000 after acquiring an additional 14,538 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 263.3% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 10,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 7,273 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $570,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:EPU traded down $0.06 on Wednesday, reaching $86.70. 41,791 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 120,232. The firm has a market capitalization of $541.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a fifty day moving average of $84.04 and a 200-day moving average of $83.52. iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF has a 52-week low of $47.67 and a 52-week high of $95.28.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Peru ETF (EPU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Peru Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of Peruvian firms. EPU was launched on Jun 19, 2009 and is managed by BlackRock.