iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) Short Interest Up 27.3% in January

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 72,923 shares, an increase of 27.3% from the December 31st total of 57,286 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 266,198 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 266,198 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the period. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,254,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 42.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Stock Performance

IWX traded up $0.11 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $97.05. 270,462 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 271,271. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $93.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.48 and a fifty-two week high of $97.49.

About iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF(the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Top 200 Value Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Top 200 Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index and measures the performance of equity securities of Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.