iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJTGet Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 144,700 shares, a growth of 55.1% from the November 30th total of 93,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 141,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $136.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $142.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.31. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.72 and a fifty-two week high of $152.05.

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

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.3508 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1,328.7% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,000 after buying an additional 1,156 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 129.0% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 9,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,311,000 after purchasing an additional 5,298 shares during the last quarter. Etfidea LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 788 shares during the period. Finally, Regal Investment Advisors LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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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.

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