iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Short Interest Up 30.0% in December

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,652,068 shares, a growth of 30.0% from the December 15th total of 3,578,814 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,146,606 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,146,606 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IJR. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,209 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. City Holding Co. raised its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 49,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,399,000 after purchasing an additional 1,324 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,028,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $112,364,000 after purchasing an additional 78,649 shares in the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 13.6% in the 2nd quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC now owns 27,452 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,000,000 after purchasing an additional 3,278 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 240,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,250,000 after buying an additional 39,373 shares in the last quarter. 66.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $128.62. 3,931,428 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,987,911. The company has a market capitalization of $94.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s 50 day moving average is $121.58 and its 200 day moving average is $118.05. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $89.22 and a 52 week high of $129.48.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, formerly iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of publicly traded securities in the small-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Index serves as the underlying index for the S&P 600/Citigroup Growth and Value Index series. The component stocks are weighted according to the total float-adjusted market value of their outstanding shares.