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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,030,000 shares, an increase of 191.3% from the August 15th total of 1,040,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 787,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days.

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

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of EMXC. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the second quarter worth $54,000. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $83,000. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $97,000. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 17.8% during the first quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 2,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EMXC opened at $51.32 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a 1 year low of $43.73 and a 1 year high of $54.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.29 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.13.

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.