iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (NYSEARCA:VEGI) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (NYSEARCA:VEGI) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,582 shares, a decline of 41.4% from the September 30th total of 19,779 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 40,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF stock. Glenmede Trust Co. NA bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (NYSEARCA:VEGI) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,000.

iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF Price Performance

VEGI traded up $0.55 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $45.14. 27,095 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 57,902. iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF has a 52 week low of $38.08 and a 52 week high of $49.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $46.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $169.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.90 and a beta of 0.68.

iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies that are sensitive to agricultural commodity prices. VEGI was launched on Jan 31, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.