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

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,800 shares, a decrease of 54.8% from the December 15th total of 8,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF stock. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 141,785 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,387 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd owned 4.05% of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF worth $2,629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF stock opened at $17.47 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.86. The company has a market capitalization of $62.89 million, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.48. iShares MSCI Qatar ETF has a 12 month low of $16.29 and a 12 month high of $18.82.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.2878 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Company Profile

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.