iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Short Interest Down 23.8% in February

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) saw a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 233,058 shares, a decline of 23.8% from the February 12th total of 305,848 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 530,387 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 530,387 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IUSG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,702,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 35.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 110,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,993,000 after acquiring an additional 28,807 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 217,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,653,000 after acquiring an additional 7,269 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 31.7% in the second quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 2,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Omega Financial Group LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC now owns 24,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,671,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of IUSG traded down $1.54 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $159.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 736,743 shares, compared to its average volume of 837,350. The company has a 50 day moving average of $166.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $165.72. The firm has a market cap of $26.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $108.91 and a 1-year high of $172.33.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.2627 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%.

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

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