Short Interest in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Expands By 34.4%

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 113,600 shares, a growth of 34.4% from the August 15th total of 84,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 78,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:EWJV traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $32.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,678. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $32.30 and its 200-day moving average is $32.27. The firm has a market cap of $265.60 million, a P/E ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.58. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $26.96 and a fifty-two week high of $33.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJV. Guardian Capital Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $8,367,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 125.0% in the first quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 317,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,370,000 after acquiring an additional 176,418 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 516.9% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 127,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,234,000 after acquiring an additional 106,760 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $564,000. Finally, Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $530,000.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.