Short Interest in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) Decreases By 22.1%

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) saw a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,452,197 shares, a decline of 22.1% from the December 15th total of 7,002,965 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,155,201 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Based on an average trading volume of 8,155,201 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IJH traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $70.06. The stock had a trading volume of 14,889,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,383,403. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $66.54 and a 200-day moving average of $65.23. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $50.15 and a 52-week high of $70.51. The company has a market capitalization of $108.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 102,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,387,000 after acquiring an additional 4,336 shares during the last quarter. Embree Financial Group grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 58,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,608,000 after purchasing an additional 13,336 shares during the period. XY Planning Network Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 15.2% during the 2nd quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 15,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $964,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054 shares during the last quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 261,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,037,000 after buying an additional 7,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF by 13.3% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,992,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,792,000 after buying an additional 585,414 shares during the period. 14.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Ishares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund, formerly The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States mid-cap stocks, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization sector of the United States equity market. The Underlying Index consists of stocks from a range of industries. Components include financial, industrials, and information technology companies.