iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,000 shares, a growth of 13.9% from the May 31st total of 31,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 53,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.
iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Performance
AIA traded up $0.78 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $67.99. The company had a trading volume of 80,080 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,933. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 12-month low of $52.02 and a 12-month high of $68.76. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $65.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.63. The company has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.57 and a beta of 0.71.
iShares Asia 50 ETF Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.3784 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Asia 50 ETF
iShares Asia 50 ETF Company Profile
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.
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