iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Short Interest Update

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 305,848 shares, a growth of 83.3% from the January 29th total of 166,825 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 606,348 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 606,348 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,702,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 35.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 110,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,993,000 after purchasing an additional 28,807 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $228,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $212,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $122,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF stock traded down $1.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $164.04. The stock had a trading volume of 723,610 shares, compared to its average volume of 784,198. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $108.91 and a 12 month high of $172.33. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $167.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $165.34. The stock has a market cap of $26.71 billion, a PE ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.11.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.2627 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap growth stocks. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market cap based on fundamental growth factors. IUSG was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.