Short Interest in iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Declines By 23.6%

iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,500 shares, a drop of 23.6% from the August 31st total of 39,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 115,600 [...]

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iShares Asia 50 ETF ( NASDAQ:AIA – Get Free Report ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,500 shares, a drop of 23.6% from the August 31st total of 39,900 shares.

Based on an average trading volume of 115,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Asia 50 ETF Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AIA.



Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $200,000. City Holding Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 13.

3% in the first quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 3,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter.

Upper Left Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period.

Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 68.1% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 7,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 2,860 shares in the last quarter.

Finally, Avalon Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,030,000. iShares Asia 50 ETF Price Performance Shares of AIA stock opened at $74.19 on Friday.

The company has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.57 and a beta of 0.

71. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 1 year low of $52.02 and a 1 year high of $74.

85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $66.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.

10. About iShares Asia 50 ETF 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. See Also Receive News & Ratings for iShares Asia 50 ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares Asia 50 ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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