iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWY) Short Interest Down 26.8% in March

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWY) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 129,027 shares, a drop of 26.8% from the February 26th total of 176,258 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 594,863 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF stock traded down $5.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $240.76. 787,184 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 537,769. iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $180.65 and a 12 month high of $288.99. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $263.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $271.54. The company has a market capitalization of $14.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.13 and a beta of 1.12.

Institutional Trading of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IWY. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 100.2% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 26,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,404,000 after purchasing an additional 13,378 shares during the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. NWF Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barnes Wealth Management Group Inc grew its position in iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Barnes Wealth Management Group Inc now owns 2,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period.

About iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Top 200 Growth Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index (the Growth Index). The Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Growth Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Growth Index.