iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Short Interest Down 60.6% in February

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 59,000 shares, a decline of 60.6% from the February 13th total of 149,600 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 544,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG traded down $2.72 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $126.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,188,676 shares, compared to its average volume of 601,426. The company has a market cap of $19.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39 and a beta of 1.06. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a one year low of $109.63 and a one year high of $146.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $140.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.86.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.254 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This is an increase from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of IUSG. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at $243,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 14.8% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 460.0% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RPG Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 18.3% in the third quarter. RPG Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $598,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Company Profile

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