iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Update

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,581 shares, a decrease of 82.4% from the December 31st total of 128,210 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 517,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 517,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Asia 50 ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WealthShield Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $74,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $78,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.0% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 406 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AIA traded up $3.01 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $111.12. The stock had a trading volume of 214,067 shares, compared to its average volume of 429,001. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $99.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.71. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1-year low of $59.91 and a 1-year high of $111.15.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $1.6251 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 352.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Company Profile

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.