iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EPP) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 120,641 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 59% from the previous session’s volume of 296,985 shares.The stock last traded at $47.33 and had previously closed at $46.72.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.19.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Resolute Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Resolute Advisors LLC now owns 20,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in the third quarter worth $3,790,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $894,000. Rathbones Group PLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 6.3% during the second quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 98,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,228,000 after purchasing an additional 5,844 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 163,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,013,000 after purchasing an additional 18,781 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ET (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (the Index).