iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (NASDAQ:RING) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (NASDAQ:RINGGet Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 344,300 shares, a drop of 22.8% from the November 30th total of 445,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 479,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ RING opened at $28.43 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.02. The stock has a market cap of $622.62 million, a P/E ratio of 28.50 and a beta of 0.75. iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF has a 52 week low of $20.18 and a 52 week high of $36.50.

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a dividend of $0.216 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF in the third quarter worth about $245,000. Finally, E Fund Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. now owns 145,840 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,027,000 after purchasing an additional 8,739 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

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The iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of companies that generate revenue primarily from gold mining. RING was launched on Jan 31, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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