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

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) was the target of a large 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. Based on an average daily volume of 250,666 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 250,666 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IWX traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $95.14. 605,304 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 296,982. iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF has a one year low of $71.48 and a one year high of $95.46. The company’s 50-day moving average is $91.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.35. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 6.9% in the second quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 14.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,254,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in 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.