iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) Short Interest Up 20.1% in December

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 473,800 shares, an increase of 20.1% from the November 30th total of 394,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 614,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IUSV traded down $0.62 during trading on Friday, hitting $93.51. The stock had a trading volume of 1,607,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 567,127. iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has a 12 month low of $82.41 and a 12 month high of $100.29. The company has a market capitalization of $18.97 billion, a PE ratio of 22.96 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $96.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.54.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.5456 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 891.2% during the third quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the period. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 133.0% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000.

About iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value stocks in the US. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market-cap based on 3 value factors. IUSV was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.