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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IJT) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,800 shares, a decrease of 5.2% from the May 15th total of 13,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 91,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,205,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,794,000 after acquiring an additional 4,188 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 624,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,540,000 after buying an additional 13,454 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 11.0% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 504,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,350,000 after buying an additional 50,071 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 464.6% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 458,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,355,000 after buying an additional 377,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 366,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,859,000 after buying an additional 6,012 shares during the last quarter. 55.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Performance

IJT opened at $127.48 on Tuesday. iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a one year low of $102.64 and a one year high of $132.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.74 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $127.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $125.55.

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

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.3455 per share. This represents a $1.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.