iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Short Interest Update

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,578,814 shares, a decrease of 18.1% from the November 30th total of 4,371,759 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,287,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,287,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IJR. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,227,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,915,000 after purchasing an additional 37,333 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 90,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,731,000 after purchasing an additional 1,469 shares during the period. LTG Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. LTG Capital LLC now owns 143,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,052,000 after purchasing an additional 9,231 shares during the period. Finally, Somnio Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Somnio Financial Group LLC now owns 90,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,711,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA:IJR opened at $120.18 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $120.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.62. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $89.22 and a twelve month high of $125.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08.

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.