Short Interest in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCV) Increases By 461.8%

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCV) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 38,200 shares, anincreaseof461.8% from the July 15th total of 6,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently,0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently,0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ISCV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 42,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,000 after buying an additional 2,679 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $234,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 38,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,445,000 after buying an additional 766 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 156,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,911,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 40,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,553,000 after purchasing an additional 7,655 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF stock opened at $64.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $62.49 and a 200-day moving average of $60.70. iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF has a one year low of $50.53 and a one year high of $70.13. The company has a market cap of $508.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52 and a beta of 1.25.

About iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

The iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (ISCV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap value stocks. The index selects stocks from 90-99.5% of market cap that fall into Morningstar’s value style categorization.