iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) Short Interest Up 376.6% in April

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 178,541 shares, an increase of 376.6% from the April 15th total of 37,459 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 445,893 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJS. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 11,307.1% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,073,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,029,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,657 shares during the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8,726.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 432,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,808,000 after acquiring an additional 427,403 shares during the last quarter. Sharp Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,233,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 72,965.5% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 243,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,669,000 after acquiring an additional 242,975 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $23,118,000. 71.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA IJS opened at $127.11 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.01. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $93.17 and a 52 week high of $130.85. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $122.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $118.91.

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.