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

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,290,000 shares, a drop of 12.8% from the October 31st total of 1,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 552,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AAXJ. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF during the second quarter worth about $56,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 42,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,073,000 after buying an additional 938 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 18,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 6,640 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AAXJ opened at $74.20 on Friday. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $61.30 and a 52 week high of $82.25. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $73.78.

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).