iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Short Interest Down 39.3% in December

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) saw a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,810 shares, a decrease of 39.3% from the November 30th total of 151,254 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 458,367 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 458,367 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 231 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 53.0% in the 3rd quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 228 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG traded down $0.82 during trading on Monday, hitting $169.51. 562,613 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 514,137. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $167.42 and its 200 day moving average is $160.49. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.91 and a fifty-two week high of $172.33.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $0.2627 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap growth stocks. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market cap based on fundamental growth factors. IUSG was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.