iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:ITOT) Short Interest Up 28.8% in March

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:ITOT) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,358,048 shares, a growth of 28.8% from the March 15th total of 1,831,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,452,902 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 868 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 7,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,047,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA ITOT opened at $153.21 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $147.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $148.09. iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF has a 12-month low of $110.93 and a 12-month high of $153.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $86.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.36 and a beta of 1.01.

About iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P TMI index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of all common equities listed on the NYSE and the NASDAQ. ITOT was launched on Jan 20, 2004 and is managed by BlackRock.