iShares Morningstar Value ETF (NYSEARCA:ILCV) Short Interest Up 19.4% in January

iShares Morningstar Value ETF (NYSEARCA:ILCV) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 48,439 shares, a growth of 19.4% from the December 31st total of 40,559 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 52,597 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 52,597 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Morningstar Value ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Equitable Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Morningstar Value ETF by 2.9% during the second quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 904,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,429,000 after buying an additional 25,171 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares Morningstar Value ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 825,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,331,000 after acquiring an additional 13,548 shares during the period. Steele Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Morningstar Value ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Steele Capital Management Inc. now owns 670,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,229,000 after acquiring an additional 6,822 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co increased its stake in iShares Morningstar Value ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Matrix Trust Co now owns 666,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,881,000 after purchasing an additional 5,283 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in iShares Morningstar Value ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 536,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,253,000 after purchasing an additional 39,138 shares during the period.

iShares Morningstar Value ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of ILCV traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $97.03. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 64,691. iShares Morningstar Value ETF has a 52 week low of $70.58 and a 52 week high of $97.50. The stock has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a PE ratio of 19.33 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $95.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.06.

iShares Morningstar Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares Morningstar Value ETF (ILCV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of value stocks, selected from the top 90% of the US market-cap spectrum. ILCV was launched on Jun 28, 2004 and is managed by BlackRock.