iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) Short Interest Up 219.6% in August

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:IWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 176,146 shares, a growth of 219.6% from the July 30th total of 55,120 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 348,098 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IWX traded up $0.70 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $113.23. 89,473 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 309,293. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.09 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $109.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.33. iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF has a one year low of $85.93 and a one year high of $113.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IWX. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $55,000. Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF in the 1st quarter worth $61,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 42.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF by 101.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 829 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF Company Profile

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.