Short Interest in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) Grows By 30.9%

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 57,286 shares, a growth of 30.9% from the December 15th total of 43,768 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 250,666 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 250,666 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $95.14. 605,304 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 296,982. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.82. iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $71.48 and a 52 week high of $95.46.

Institutional Trading of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth $4,717,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 33.2% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $1,934,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 52.7% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,248,000 after acquiring an additional 8,450 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF(the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Top 200 Value Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Top 200 Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index and measures the performance of equity securities of Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.