iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,300,000 shares, a growth of 307.7% from the October 31st total of 1,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,569,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

EMXC stock traded down $0.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $57.70. 1,411,751 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,253,852. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a one year low of $52.43 and a one year high of $63.25. The company has a market cap of $16.37 billion, a PE ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $59.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quent Capital LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 62,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 1,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 10,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $598,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 23.4% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 4,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.