iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Short Interest Up 62.7% in February

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,300 shares, a growth of 62.7% from the January 31st total of 5,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 59,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EWJV traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $33.27. 180,381 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 76,807. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $256.18 million, a PE ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 0.56. iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF has a one year low of $28.24 and a one year high of $33.71.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.809 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EWJV. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 386.4% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 110,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,648,000 after purchasing an additional 87,773 shares during the period. Breakwater Capital Group bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth $208,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 331,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,151,000 after purchasing an additional 3,182 shares during the period. Finally, M Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $273,000.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.