iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 909,600 shares, a growth of 97.8% from the June 30th total of 459,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 476,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAXJ. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 5,390 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF during the first quarter worth about $8,422,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 50,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,435,000 after buying an additional 12,603 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. raised its position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 41,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,829,000 after purchasing an additional 940 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acima Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Acima Private Wealth LLC now owns 39,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,645,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of AAXJ stock opened at $71.23 on Friday. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.92 and a 52-week high of $75.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.73.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $0.2654 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

About iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index (the Index).