iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,071,363 shares, a growth of 113.9% from the July 15th total of 500,893 shares. Currently, 6.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 413,964 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

iShares MSCI Poland ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF stock traded up $0.49 on Friday, hitting $44.45. 208,590 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 489,878. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.01. The company has a market cap of $760.10 million, a P/E ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.03. iShares MSCI Poland ETF has a 12-month low of $30.84 and a 12-month high of $44.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 1,646,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,126,000 after purchasing an additional 132,755 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Poland ETF during the second quarter worth about $27,494,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 131.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 680,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,943,000 after purchasing an additional 386,497 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 491,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,313,000 after purchasing an additional 70,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Poland ETF by 860.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 244,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,888,000 after purchasing an additional 219,467 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares MSCI Poland ETF

The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Poland IMI 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of the broader Polish equity market. EPOL was launched on May 25, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.