iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) Short Interest Up 37.9% in January

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,695,531 shares, an increase of 37.9% from the January 15th total of 1,229,506 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,003,596 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,003,596 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF stock traded down $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $119.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,110,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,365,836. The company has a market capitalization of $63.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 1.11. iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.31 and a 12 month high of $126.61. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $123.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $120.71.

Institutional Trading of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Little House Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Little House Capital LLC now owns 3,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Smith Moore & CO. grew its stake in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 3,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its position in iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 11,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, formerly iShares S&P 500 Growth Index Fund (the Growth Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index (the Growth Index). The Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. The Growth Index is a subset of the S&P 500 and consists of those stocks in the S&P 500 exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics.