iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 142.9% in October

iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 125,688 shares, a growth of 142.9% from the September 30th total of 51,747 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 197,668 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Stock Down 2.4%

NYSEARCA:OEF traded down $9.02 on Friday, hitting $371.95. The stock had a trading volume of 166,195 shares, compared to its average volume of 666,563. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $382.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $360.10. iShares S&P 100 ETF has a 1-year low of $306.84 and a 1-year high of $390.69. The stock has a market cap of $19.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.17 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of OEF. Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new stake in shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF in the third quarter worth $379,000. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 1,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $750,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC acquired a new stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $881,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 431.7% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 218 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cortland Associates Inc. MO acquired a new stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $212,000.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P 100 ETF, formerly iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 100 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.