iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEARCA:EPHE) Short Interest Update

by · The Markets Daily

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEARCA:EPHE – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 570,948 shares, an increase of 93.1% from the May 14th total of 295,722 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 107,648 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days. Currently, 10.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF by 24.2% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 7,467 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 36,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $896,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF by 9.8% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 111,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,776,000 after purchasing an additional 9,982 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,030,000.

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF Trading Up 1.0%

EPHE stock traded up $0.24 on Friday, hitting $25.00. 149,099 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 146,565. iShares MSCI Philippines ETF has a 1-year low of $23.17 and a 1-year high of $28.40. The stock has a market cap of $133.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.44 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $24.78 and a 200-day moving average of $25.38.

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Philippines IMI 25\u002F50 index, a free float-adjusted market-cap-weighted index of the broader Filipino equity market. EPHE was launched on Sep 28, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.

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