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 recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 111,500 shares, an increase of 89.0% from the February 28th total of 59,000 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 602,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 20,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,806,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Diversified Enterprises LLC increased its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 7,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 21,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,005,000 after buying an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 18,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,526,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of IUSG stock traded down $3.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $127.02. The company had a trading volume of 1,787,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 633,722. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $138.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.22. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $109.63 and a 52-week high of $146.99. The company has a market capitalization of $19.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.58 and a beta of 1.06.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were issued a $0.1767 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th.

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.