Short Interest in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) Increases By 27.2%

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 50,249 shares, a growth of 27.2% from the February 12th total of 39,506 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 150,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 150,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJS traded up $1.33 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $117.68. 24,220 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 302,373. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $82.10 and a twelve month high of $127.85. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $121.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.36. The company has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a PE ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 199,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,649,000 after acquiring an additional 9,493 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,001,000. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $290,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 30.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 98,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,156,000 after acquiring an additional 23,147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Group Inc. Ohio bought a new position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $310,000. 71.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Company Profile

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