iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) Short Interest Update

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (NASDAQ:IUSV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 598,300 shares, a growth of 176.1% from the July 31st total of 216,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 468,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,934,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,139,913,000 after acquiring an additional 637,572 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,270,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,387,000 after purchasing an additional 28,060 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,137,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,633,000 after purchasing an additional 298,653 shares in the last quarter. Aspiriant LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 2,860,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,089,000 after purchasing an additional 105,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,730,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,237,000 after purchasing an additional 345,707 shares in the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:IUSV traded up $0.44 during trading on Thursday, reaching $94.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 420,673 shares, compared to its average volume of 545,003. The firm has a market cap of $18.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.96 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $90.31 and a 200-day moving average of $88.75. iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF has a 12 month low of $71.27 and a 12 month high of $94.61.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a $0.4205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (IUSV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value stocks in the US. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market-cap based on 3 value factors. IUSV was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.