iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) Short Interest Up 29.7% in February

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:FXI) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 41,995,435 shares, a growth of 29.7% from the February 12th total of 32,374,652 shares. Currently, 25.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,491,630 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,491,630 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 25.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of FXI stock traded up $0.08 on Friday, hitting $36.24. The company had a trading volume of 23,157,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,844,051. iShares China Large-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $29.20 and a twelve month high of $42.00. The firm has a market cap of $6.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $38.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bfsg LLC acquired a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,816,000. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares China Large-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $576,000. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth $1,426,000. Ashford Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the second quarter valued at $3,994,000. Finally, ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in iShares China Large-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $16,748,000.

About iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund’s portfolio of sectors include Financials, Telecommunication, Oil & gas, Technology and Consumer goods. The underlying Index is designed to represent the performance of the companies in the Chinese equity market, which are available to the international investors.