iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,600 shares, a growth of 44.5% from the January 15th total of 27,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 148,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

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

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares during the last quarter. Bfsg LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 41.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 20,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 6,003 shares during the period. Sensible Money LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sensible Money LLC now owns 2,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. HFG Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Finally, Summit Financial Strategies Inc. boosted its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 7.4% in the third quarter. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. now owns 2,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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

IJT stock traded down $0.31 during trading on Friday, reaching $139.36. 93,008 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 113,197. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $121.20 and a 52-week high of $152.05. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $139.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.62 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13.

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

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

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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.