iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Up 8.4% in May

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 77,500 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the May 15th total of 71,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ledyard National Bank acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the first quarter worth about $201,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $279,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $307,000. Northside Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $353,000. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the third quarter worth $370,000.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

EWJV opened at $30.94 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 52-week low of $26.80 and a 52-week high of $33.53. The company has a 50 day moving average of $32.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.31. The company has a market cap of $256.80 million, a P/E ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.58.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were given a dividend of $0.4728 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

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.