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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 473,114 shares, a drop of 71.1% from the January 15th total of 1,636,473 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,756,761 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AAXJ. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 318,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,242,000 after buying an additional 21,212 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 82,752 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,257,000 after purchasing an additional 11,991 shares in the last quarter. Colony Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Colony Group LLC now owns 71,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,539,000 after purchasing an additional 7,734 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 42,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF by 73.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 42,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,970,000 after purchasing an additional 17,771 shares in the last quarter.
Shares of AAXJ opened at $68.85 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $60.48 and a 52 week high of $80.25.
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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF Company Profile
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index (the Index).
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