iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS) Stock Short Interest Rises 62.5%

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 534,165 shares, an increase of 62.5% from the September 30th total of 328,646 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 496,038 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Trading Up 1.0%

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF stock traded up $1.78 on Monday, hitting $171.85. 210,745 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 482,179. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has a 1 year low of $133.74 and a 1 year high of $173.52. The firm has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.11 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $166.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $159.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IWS. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,183,000. Associated Banc Corp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $457,000. Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $676,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF by 164.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $329,000. 80.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

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iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Midcap Index and measures the performance of equity securities issued by those Russell Midcap Index companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.

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