iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IJS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 50,249 shares, an increase of 27.2% from the February 12th total of 39,506 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 150,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 150,939 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Trading Down 0.1%

IJS traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $115.93. 191,795 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 310,749. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average of $121.97 and a 200 day moving average of $115.32. The stock has a market cap of $7.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,063,657 shares during the period. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF by 8,726.1% in the third quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 432,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,808,000 after purchasing an additional 427,403 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 354,776 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 242,975 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $23,118,000. Institutional investors own 71.86% of the company’s stock.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

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.