iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) Short Interest Up 53.5% in October

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,000 shares, a growth of 53.5% from the October 15th total of 25,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 125,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of IJT opened at $142.31 on Friday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $110.54 and a 12-month high of $149.58. The stock has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $138.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $134.17.

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

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a dividend of $0.5237 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IJT. Carl P. Sherr & Co. LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carl P. Sherr & Co. LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group boosted its position in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 2,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Stevens Capital Partners grew its stake in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 8,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 4,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.81% of the company’s stock.

About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

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.