iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCB) Short Interest Update

by · The Markets Daily

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:ISCB – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,426 shares, a decline of 18.5% from the November 30th total of 6,657 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,027 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,027 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ISCB. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 22,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,433,000 after buying an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its position in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF by 30.3% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 929 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Mariner LLC lifted its position in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 6,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Finally, Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 1,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:ISCB traded down $0.60 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $65.01. 3,285 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,416. The firm has a market cap of $256.79 million, a P/E ratio of 37.36 and a beta of 1.12. iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $46.59 and a 52-week high of $67.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $64.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.43.

About iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

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The iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (ISCB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Small Cap Extended index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap stocks ISCB was launched on Jun 28, 2004 and is managed by BlackRock.

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