iShares Global Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:EXI) Stock Short Interest Climbs 129.5%

iShares Global Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:EXI) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,840 shares, an increase of 129.5% from the October 15th total of 7,337 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 95,483 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Global Industrials ETF Stock Down 0.5%

EXI opened at $188.29 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $190.08 and a 200 day moving average of $193.61. The stock has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.65 and a beta of 1.00. iShares Global Industrials ETF has a 52-week low of $165.70 and a 52-week high of $207.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Global Industrials ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXI. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Global Industrials ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $619,688,000. Phoenix Financial Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares Global Industrials ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,748,000. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Global Industrials ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,913,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares Global Industrials ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 113,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,465,000 after acquiring an additional 1,228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wharton Business Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Global Industrials ETF during the third quarter worth about $11,042,000.

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.