iShares Russell 1000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWB) Short Interest Update

iShares Russell 1000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWB) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,533,458 shares, a growth of 21.4% from the January 29th total of 1,263,346 shares. Approximately 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,271,926 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,271,926 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lansing Street Advisors lifted its stake in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 10,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,748,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,655,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 205 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC increased its position in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 1,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY raised its holdings in iShares Russell 1000 ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF Trading Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA IWB opened at $373.15 on Wednesday. iShares Russell 1000 ETF has a 1-year low of $264.17 and a 1-year high of $382.34. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $377.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $369.93. The company has a market capitalization of $46.07 billion, a PE ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 1.01.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF Company Profile

iShares Russell 1000 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell 1000 Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the large-capitalization sector of the United States equity market and includes securities issued by the approximately 1,000 largest issuers in the Russell 3000 Index.