iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) Short Interest Update

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 307,641 shares, an increase of 100.1% from the April 15th total of 153,744 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 292,666 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 116.5% in the 1st quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Rossmore Private Capital acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 113.8% in the third quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.17% of the company’s stock.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Stock Up 0.0%

IWS stock traded up $0.05 during trading on Monday, hitting $155.48. The company had a trading volume of 389,865 shares, compared to its average volume of 498,017. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $151.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.93. The firm has a market cap of $14.82 billion, a PE ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 0.96. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has a 1-year low of $125.56 and a 1-year high of $159.71.

About iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index and measures the performance of equity securities issued by those Russell Midcap Index companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.