iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,900 shares, a decline of 73.1% from the September 15th total of 155,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 34,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in QAT. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF during the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Denali Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 13.3% during the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 5,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF during the first quarter valued at about $391,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 7.8% during the first quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 30,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 2,227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF during the first quarter valued at about $647,000.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Price Performance

Shares of QAT stock opened at $19.13 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $19.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.00. iShares MSCI Qatar ETF has a 12 month low of $16.78 and a 12 month high of $20.64. The company has a market capitalization of $71.73 million, a PE ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.48.

About iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (QAT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Qatar Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of large-, mid and small-cap Qatari companies. QAT was launched on Apr 29, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.