iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Down 46.8% in December

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,400 shares, a decrease of 46.8% from the December 15th total of 23,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 47,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:EWJV traded up $0.14 on Tuesday, hitting $30.52. The stock had a trading volume of 169,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,028. The business’s fifty day moving average is $31.71 and its 200 day moving average is $32.11. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a 52 week low of $28.24 and a 52 week high of $33.71. The company has a market cap of $247.21 million, a PE ratio of 12.50 and a beta of 0.58.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWJV. Anderson Hoagland & Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 328,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,763 shares during the period. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $819,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $5,861,000. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 44.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 24,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $794,000 after purchasing an additional 7,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $54,000.

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.