Short Interest in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Drops By 18.1%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,578,814 shares, a decline of 18.1% from the November 30th total of 4,371,759 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,287,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Based on an average trading volume of 5,287,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of IJR traded down $1.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $120.18. The company had a trading volume of 3,348,657 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,925,900. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.59. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $89.22 and a 12-month high of $125.84. The company has a market capitalization of $86.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $57,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,227,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $145,915,000 after buying an additional 37,333 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 90,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,731,000 after acquiring an additional 1,469 shares during the last quarter. LTG Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.9% during the third quarter. LTG Capital LLC now owns 143,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,052,000 after purchasing an additional 9,231 shares during the period. Finally, Somnio Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Somnio Financial Group LLC now owns 90,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,711,000 after buying an additional 1,711 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of publicly traded securities in the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Index serves as the underlying index for the S&P 600/Citigroup Growth and Value Index series. The component stocks are weighted according to the total float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares.