iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Up 65.4% in December

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,416 shares, an increase of 65.4% from the November 30th total of 18,998 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 109,595 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 109,595 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of AIA opened at $97.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $90.16. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 12 month low of $59.91 and a 12 month high of $101.22.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Asia 50 ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WealthShield Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 453.8% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,838 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

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.