iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 49,783 shares, a decrease of 65.9% from the August 15th total of 146,021 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 202,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA OEF traded down $1.57 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $378.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 237,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 758,512. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $375.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $358.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.17 and a beta of 1.03. iShares S&P 100 ETF has a 1-year low of $306.84 and a 1-year high of $385.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of OEF. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF by 358.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,365,000 after purchasing an additional 7,190 shares during the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 1,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. boosted its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 23,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,618,000 after buying an additional 1,306 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 158.4% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,979,000 after buying an additional 3,316 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. now owns 2,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $968,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the last quarter.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Company Profile

iShares S&P 100 ETF, formerly iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 100 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.