iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Up 62.7% in February

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,300 shares, a growth of 62.7% from the January 31st total of 5,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 59,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ EWJV traded down $0.25 during trading on Friday, reaching $32.90. 91,370 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,153. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $31.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.12. The company has a market cap of $253.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.58. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 1-year low of $28.24 and a 1-year high of $33.71.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.809 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWJV. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 44.5% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 5,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 1,650 shares in the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 47,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,473,000 after buying an additional 2,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $76,000.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.