iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Short Interest Update

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 52,300 shares, a growth of 325.2% from the January 31st total of 12,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Price Performance

AIA stock opened at $73.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $769.34 million, a PE ratio of 15.12 and a beta of 0.71. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1 year low of $57.21 and a 1 year high of $77.87. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.28.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $1.5096 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finley Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Aviso Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 97.3% during the fourth quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 1,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 683 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, West Oak Capital LLC raised its position in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 1,433.3% in the fourth quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 4,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Company Profile

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.