iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,900 shares, a growth of 20.2% from the August 15th total of 33,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 110,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.
iShares Asia 50 ETF Trading Up 0.2 %
NASDAQ AIA opened at $65.89 on Monday. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1-year low of $52.02 and a 1-year high of $71.95. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.54. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 12.57 and a beta of 0.71.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AIA. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the fourth quarter worth $200,000. City Holding Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 3,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 68.1% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 7,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after acquiring an additional 2,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avalon Capital Management bought a new position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,030,000.
About iShares Asia 50 ETF
iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 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 Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
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