iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,080,000 shares, a growth of 632.1% from the September 15th total of 284,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 495,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.2 days.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

AAXJ opened at $79.57 on Friday. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.92 and a 12-month high of $82.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.56 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $74.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 12,603 shares during the period. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $56,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 42,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,073,000 after purchasing an additional 938 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its stake 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 period. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 18,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Company Profile

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).