iShares Global Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:EXI) Short Interest Update

iShares Global Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:EXI) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 27,707 shares, a growth of 737.8% from the July 30th total of 3,307 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,899 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Global Industrials ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Global Industrials ETF by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,497,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,985,000 after acquiring an additional 322,897 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Global Industrials ETF by 2,289.1% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 115,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,267,000 after purchasing an additional 110,749 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Global Industrials ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 113,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,465,000 after purchasing an additional 1,228 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new position in shares of iShares Global Industrials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $7,135,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Global Industrials ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,489,000.

iShares Global Industrials ETF Stock Performance

EXI stock opened at $201.27 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $194.87. The company has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.01 and a beta of 0.98. iShares Global Industrials ETF has a 52-week low of $165.70 and a 52-week high of $207.79.

iShares Global Industrials ETF Company Profile

iShares Global Industrials ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global Industrials Sector 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 Global 1200 Industrials Sector Index (the Index). The Index is a subset of the Standard & Poor’s Global 1200 Index. The Index includes manufacturers and distributors of capital goods, providers of commercial services and supplies, and transportation service providers.