iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,000 shares, an increase of 53.5% from the October 15th total of 25,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 125,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of IJT traded down $2.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $143.78. The stock had a trading volume of 147,550 shares, compared to its average volume of 120,731. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $110.54 and a 52-week high of $149.58. The firm has a market cap of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s fifty day moving average is $138.34 and its 200 day moving average is $134.06.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a $0.5237 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Trading of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 18.4% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 372 shares during the period. Etfidea LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Etfidea LLC now owns 60,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,769,000 after acquiring an additional 788 shares during the last quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,335,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 146.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after purchasing an additional 3,632 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 147,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,586,000 after purchasing an additional 1,945 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

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.