iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 681,492 shares, a growth of 20.2% from the March 15th total of 567,150 shares. Approximately 4.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 503,071 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Stock Performance

EPOL stock opened at $40.64 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $654.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.08. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a 1 year low of $28.33 and a 1 year high of $40.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $37.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.50.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Poland ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Solstein Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 319.0% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in the third quarter valued at $46,000.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Poland IMI 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the broader Polish equity market. EPOL was launched on May 25, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.