iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 222,231 shares, an increase of 41.2% from the March 15th total of 157,415 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 166,310 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EWJV opened at $44.18 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $43.94 and a 200 day moving average of $41.47. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a twelve month low of $32.11 and a twelve month high of $47.69. The firm has a market cap of $751.06 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.47.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWJV. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 96,700.0% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 967 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 72.3% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $162,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $206,000.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

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.