iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Short Interest Up 101.1% in February

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 77,428 shares, a growth of 101.1% from the January 29th total of 38,497 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 125,759 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 125,759 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Taylor Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,490,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 4,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:IJT traded down $1.77 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $152.24. The stock had a trading volume of 44,899 shares, compared to its average volume of 111,136. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $149.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $143.80. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $107.38 and a fifty-two week high of $154.71. The company has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.21 and a beta of 1.09.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.4214 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a boost from iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.