iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) Short Interest Up 30.0% in December

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,652,068 shares, an increase of 30.0% from the December 15th total of 3,578,814 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,146,606 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 4,146,606 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IJR. RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 197.6% during the third quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Curio Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 26,900.0% during the second quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF by 85.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.92% of the company’s stock.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.44 during trading on Friday, reaching $128.62. 3,931,428 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,987,911. The firm has a market capitalization of $94.12 billion, a PE ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $121.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $118.05. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $89.22 and a 1-year high of $129.48.

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.