iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) Short Interest Down 55.5% in May

iShares International Select Dividend ETF (BATS:IDV) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 863,096 shares, a decline of 55.5% from the May 14th total of 1,938,597 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 905,053 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares International Select Dividend ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares International Select Dividend ETF during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF in the first quarter valued at $53,000. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 4,489.7% in the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 1,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Select Dividend ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $73,000. Finally, Colonial Trust Advisors increased its position in iShares International Select Dividend ETF by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 1,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of IDV stock traded up $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $44.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 874,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,303,760. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $44.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.17. The company has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.09 and a beta of 0.76. iShares International Select Dividend ETF has a one year low of $33.37 and a one year high of $45.49.

iShares International Select Dividend ETF Company Profile

iShares International Select Dividend ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of a selected group of equity securities issued by companies that have provided relatively high dividend yields on a consistent basis over time. The Index consists of 100 of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Dow Jones World Developed-Ex.