Short Interest in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Expands By 59.7%

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 88,500 shares, a growth of 59.7% from the February 13th total of 55,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 159,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1,328.7% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 9,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,379,000 after purchasing an additional 861 shares during the period. Destiny Capital Corp CO acquired a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $232,000. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors LP now owns 128,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,866,000 after purchasing an additional 7,014 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE now owns 10,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock traded up $0.48 during trading on Monday, reaching $124.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 23,949 shares, compared to its average volume of 131,436. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $135.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $138.48. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $120.32 and a 12-month high of $152.05. The company has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.15 and a beta of 1.13.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market and consists of those stocks in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.