iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SIZE) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SIZE) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 35,263 shares, a decrease of 43.6% from the September 30th total of 62,489 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 6,645 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $209,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF by 101.2% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $708,000 after buying an additional 2,234 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $866,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $924,000.

iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SIZE stock opened at $181.07 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $179.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.42. iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF has a twelve month low of $154.04 and a twelve month high of $187.16. The company has a market capitalization of $434.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17 and a beta of 0.96.

About iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

The iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Low Size index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks. Holdings are weighted by the inverse natural logarithm of their market capitalization. SIZE was launched on Apr 16, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.