iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Short Interest Update

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,623,453 shares, an increase of 20.9% from the December 31st total of 4,652,068 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,093,602 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,093,602 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,028,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $112,364,000 after purchasing an additional 78,649 shares in the last quarter. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC now owns 545,285 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,780,000 after acquiring an additional 55,761 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $10,009,000. Cambridge Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. Cambridge Capital Management LLC now owns 172,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,545,000 after buying an additional 6,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Human Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 160,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,083,000 after acquiring an additional 7,659 shares during the period. 66.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IJR traded down $0.11 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $128.24. 7,070,688 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,206,885. The firm has a market cap of $94.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $89.22 and a 12 month high of $131.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $124.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.31.

About iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

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.