iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) Short Interest Down 51.9% in February

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) saw a significant decrease in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 34,813 shares, a decrease of 51.9% from the February 12th total of 72,451 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 407,793 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 407,793 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $1,363,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 23.4% during the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 10,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $889,000 after buying an additional 2,002 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 20,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,712,000 after buying an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF in the second quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 274,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,105,000 after buying an additional 21,382 shares during the period.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWX traded down $1.14 on Thursday, reaching $93.41. 308,823 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 276,098. iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.48 and a fifty-two week high of $98.02. The company’s 50 day moving average is $95.80 and its 200-day moving average is $91.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.82.

About iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF(the Fund), formerly iShares Russell Top 200 Value Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Russell Top 200 Value Index (the Value Index). The Value Index is a style factor weighted index that measures the performance of the largest-capitalization value sector of the United States equity market. The Value Index is a subset of the Russell Top 200 Index and measures the performance of equity securities of Russell Top 200 Index issuers with relatively lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth.