Short Interest in iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (BATS:BEMB) Rises By 189.3%

iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (BATS:BEMB) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 5,204 shares, an increase of 189.3% from the July 30th total of 1,799 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,754 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BEMB opened at $53.07 on Friday. iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $52.19 and a 52-week high of $54.79. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.24.

iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (BEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks an index of US-dollar-denominated sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate debt issued in emerging-market countries with at least 2.5 years remaining in maturity. Exposure is evenly distributed across constituent countries. BEMB was launched on Feb 22, 2023 and is managed by BlackRock.