iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Short Interest Down 15.7% in March

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 196,425 shares, a decline of 15.7% from the February 26th total of 233,058 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,036,712 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Realta Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 627.3% during the 4th quarter. Realta Investment Advisors now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 53.0% during the third quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IUSG opened at $150.35 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $24.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.52 and a beta of 1.11. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $108.91 and a fifty-two week high of $172.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $164.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $165.78.

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

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.1752 dividend. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th.

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.