iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM) Short Interest Update

by · The Cerbat Gem

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 416,300 shares, a growth of 81.7% from the August 15th total of 229,129 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 210,514 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 3.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 384,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,362,000 after purchasing an additional 15,051 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 216,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,000 after purchasing an additional 10,525 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE now owns 216,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,000 after purchasing an additional 10,525 shares in the last quarter. Bcwm LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Bcwm LLC now owns 146,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,000,000 after buying an additional 2,061 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 506.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 75,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after buying an additional 63,459 shares in the last quarter. 86.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Trading Up 0.2%

EWM stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $27.59. The company had a trading volume of 41,618 shares, compared to its average volume of 334,108. iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF has a 1 year low of $25.23 and a 1 year high of $30.64. The company has a market capitalization of $318.72 million, a P/E ratio of 14.29 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50 day moving average of $28.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.42.

About iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

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iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Malaysian market, as measured by the MSCI Malaysia Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Malaysian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.

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