iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:SMMV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 259.8% in September

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (BATS:SMMV) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 626 shares, an increase of 259.8% from the September 15th total of 174 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,247 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $601,000. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF in the second quarter valued at about $235,000. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $157,000. Oarsman Capital Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF in the second quarter worth $112,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF by 164.2% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 852 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF stock opened at $45.18 on Friday. iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $41.67 and a 52 week high of $47.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $343.37 million, a P/E ratio of 18.24 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $46.48 and a 200-day moving average of $45.55.

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US-listed small capitalization stocks selected and weighted to create a low volatility portfolio, subject to constraints. SMMV was launched on Sep 7, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.