iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) Short Interest Down 38.0% in August

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 158,072 shares, a decline of 38.0% from the August 15th total of 254,986 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 287,026 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of IWS traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $165.24. 24,496 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 467,399. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $168.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.18. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has a 12 month low of $133.74 and a 12 month high of $173.52. The stock has a market cap of $15.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IWS. Align Financial LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,613,000. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $19,302,000. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 89.4% in the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 236,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,420,000 after purchasing an additional 111,823 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $15,226,000. Finally, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 46.9% during the fourth quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 314,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,401,000 after purchasing an additional 100,567 shares in the last quarter. 80.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.