iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) Short Interest Down 55.0% in April

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 179,330 shares, a decline of 55.0% from the April 15th total of 398,204 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 700,611 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Motco bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the first quarter valued at about $36,000.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Stock Down 0.7%

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF stock traded down $0.79 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $108.13. The stock had a trading volume of 606,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,097,350. iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has a 12 month low of $89.90 and a 12 month high of $109.34. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $104.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.59 billion, a PE ratio of 20.41 and a beta of 0.83.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.3925 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value stocks in the US. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market-cap based on 3 value factors. IUSV was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.