iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,203,931 shares, a growth of 43.4% from the December 31st total of 839,592 shares. Approximately 11.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 339,125 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 339,125 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Approximately 11.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWM. Cairn Investment Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Cairn Investment Group Inc. now owns 265,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,700 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE now owns 206,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,641,000 after buying an additional 10,324 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 93.7% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 15,160 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,000 after buying an additional 7,334 shares during the period. Carrera Capital Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 303,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,311,000 after acquiring an additional 7,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $161,000. Institutional investors own 86.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Trading Up 0.5%

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF stock opened at $29.32 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF has a 1-year low of $20.80 and a 1-year high of $30.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $323.11 million, a PE ratio of 14.29 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.17.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Malaysian market, as measured by the MSCI Malaysia Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Malaysian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.