iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWY) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWY) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,760 shares, a decrease of 53.0% from the September 30th total of 195,150 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 321,090 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IWY. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $508,480,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 58.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,357,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $835,449,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240,884 shares during the last quarter. Baer Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $115,113,000. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,554,000. Finally, Prosperity Consulting Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF by 45.6% in the 1st quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 292,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,678,000 after purchasing an additional 91,472 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF Stock Performance

IWY traded down $8.40 during trading on Friday, hitting $276.80. The stock had a trading volume of 258,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 437,345. The company has a market capitalization of $15.06 billion, a PE ratio of 35.13 and a beta of 1.16. iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $238.75 and a twelve month high of $305.24. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $290.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $279.59.

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Top 200 Growth Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Top 200 Growth Index (the Growth Index). The Growth Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the United States equity market. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Growth Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Growth Index.