iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) Short Interest Update

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEARCA:IXJ) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 104,449 shares, a growth of 163.0% from the August 31st total of 39,721 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 241,682 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares Global Healthcare ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IXJ traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $104.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 78,154 shares, compared to its average volume of 262,771. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $102.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.64. iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a 52 week low of $86.03 and a 52 week high of $107.68. The company has a market capitalization of $4.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58 and a beta of 0.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Global Healthcare ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 45.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 148,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,609,000 after acquiring an additional 46,194 shares in the last quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 93.4% in the 4th quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 95,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,331,000 after acquiring an additional 46,269 shares during the period. FCA Corp TX raised its position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. FCA Corp TX now owns 51,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,809,000 after acquiring an additional 678 shares in the last quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 39,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,869,000 after acquiring an additional 6,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Global Healthcare ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 30,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,976,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Global Healthcare ETF

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector 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 Global 1200 Healthcare Sector Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of companies that Standards & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) deems to be a part of the consumer staples sector of the economy. It is a subset of the S&P Global 1200 Index. Component companies include healthcare providers, biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical supplies, advanced medical devices and pharmaceuticals.