iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) Short Interest Update

iShares S&P 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:OEF) was the target of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 75,274 shares, a decline of 57.5% from the June 30th total of 177,042 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 224,485 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares S&P 100 ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA OEF opened at $363.23 on Monday. iShares S&P 100 ETF has a twelve month low of $306.18 and a twelve month high of $379.02. The stock has a market cap of $19.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.17 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $368.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $349.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares S&P 100 ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OEF. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of iShares S&P 100 ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 5,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,746,000 after buying an additional 2,633 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 78.4% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 2,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $680,000 after buying an additional 981 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF in the second quarter valued at $209,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in iShares S&P 100 ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,269,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares S&P 100 ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,269,000.

About iShares S&P 100 ETF

iShares S&P 100 ETF, formerly iShares S&P 100 Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 100 Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and consists of blue chip stocks from diverse industries in the S&P 500 Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.