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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT – Get Rating) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 139,100 shares, a growth of 17.3% from the June 30th total of 118,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 230,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ IJT opened at $117.90 on Friday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $100.47 and a twelve month high of $144.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $110.31 and a 200 day moving average of $117.07.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 10th were issued a $0.215 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 9th. This represents a $0.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 41.8% during the 1st quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 5,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $668,000 after buying an additional 1,573 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 16,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,242,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 12,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,769,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 271 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Capital Group LLC increased its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Private Capital Group LLC now owns 7,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $927,000 after buying an additional 602 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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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.