Short Interest in iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYA) Grows By 79.9%

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYAGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,331 shares, an increase of 79.9% from the April 30th total of 1,296 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,970 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock opened at $49.83 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $49.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.96. The stock has a market cap of $69.76 million, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 0.58. iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF has a 52 week low of $36.89 and a 52 week high of $52.00.

Institutional Trading of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF stock. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYAFree Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000. Triumph Capital Management owned 0.06% of iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

About iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

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The iShares Asia\u002FPacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of consistent highest dividend-yielding companies in the Asia-Pacific region. DVYA was launched on Feb 23, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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