Short Interest in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) Grows By 207.8%

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,086,093 shares, a growth of 207.8% from the March 31st total of 1,002,482 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 11,227,741 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of IEMG traded up $1.60 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $78.17. The stock had a trading volume of 8,462,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,028,076. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $53.43 and a 52 week high of $78.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $73.09 and a 200 day moving average of $70.30. The company has a market cap of $151.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.66.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1,435.8% in the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 101,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,058,000 after buying an additional 94,607 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 105.3% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 23,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,614,000 after buying an additional 11,868 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $1,445,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 157.5% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 19,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,339,000 after buying an additional 11,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spinnaker Trust increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 79.1% in the 1st quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 46,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,224,000 after buying an additional 20,417 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of emerging-market firms, covering 99% of market capitalization. IEMG was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.