iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,600,000 shares, a growth of 24.0% from the November 15th total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 581,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

AAXJ opened at $75.27 on Friday. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $61.30 and a 1 year high of $82.25. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.94. The stock has a market cap of $2.56 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAXJ. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 15.4% in the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,903,000 after purchasing an additional 6,640 shares during the period. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. raised its stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 42,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,073,000 after acquiring an additional 938 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 18,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $56,000.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index (the Index).