iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) Short Interest Down 43.9% in February

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 39,506 shares, a drop of 43.9% from the January 29th total of 70,457 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 264,419 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 264,419 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 11,307.1% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,073,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,029,000 after buying an additional 1,063,657 shares in the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8,726.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 432,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,808,000 after buying an additional 427,403 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 4,702.1% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 362,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,069,000 after acquiring an additional 354,776 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 72,965.5% during the fourth quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 243,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,669,000 after acquiring an additional 242,975 shares during the period. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the third quarter valued at about $23,118,000. Institutional investors own 71.86% of the company’s stock.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of IJS traded down $1.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $122.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 85,603 shares, compared to its average volume of 324,387. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $82.10 and a 52 week high of $127.85. The stock has a market cap of $7.58 billion, a PE ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $121.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.34.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest value characteristics. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.