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

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 180,400 shares, a drop of 80.2% from the July 15th total of 909,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 481,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Stock Performance

AAXJ traded up $0.33 on Monday, reaching $70.96. 477,744 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 601,673. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $60.92 and a twelve month high of $75.60. The company’s 50 day moving average is $71.96 and its 200-day moving average is $69.27. The company has a market cap of $2.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.68.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF during the second quarter worth $56,000. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $300,000. Rathbones Group PLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 1.3% during 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 last quarter. Acima Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.6% in the 4th 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 period. Finally, Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 40,811 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,717,000 after buying an additional 5,905 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).