iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SIZE) Short Interest Up 85.4% in July

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SIZE) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 96,400 shares, agrowthof85.4% from the July 15th total of 52,000 shares. Currently,4.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 11.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 11.2 days. Currently,4.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SIZE opened at $158.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $363.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $155.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $149.50. iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $126.82 and a 52 week high of $159.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after buying an additional 251 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $758,000 after buying an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 191.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 6,005 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Low Size index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks. Holdings are weighted by the inverse natural logarithm of their market capitalization. SIZE was launched on Apr 16, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.