iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Update

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 340,300 shares, an increase of 242.4% from the September 30th total of 99,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 131,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 131,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Up 0.9%

NASDAQ:AIA opened at $100.74 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $92.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.31. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 52 week low of $59.91 and a 52 week high of $101.22. The company has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. WealthShield Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. Glassman Wealth Services raised its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 40.5% during the 1st quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 892 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Finley Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 34.5% during the 1st quarter. Finley Financial LLC now owns 1,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the period.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.