iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 429,106 shares, a growth of 24.8% from the January 15th total of 343,824 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 373,330 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 373,330 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EPP traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $55.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 465,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,500. iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF has a one year low of $38.44 and a one year high of $56.23. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.53. The stock has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EPP. ABC Arbitrage SA lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 24.2% in the second quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 15,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $767,000 after purchasing an additional 3,031 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the second quarter worth about $5,637,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 6,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after buying an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. now owns 21,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 94,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,851,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the underlying index.