iShares Global 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:IOO) Short Interest Up 174.4% in January

iShares Global 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:IOO) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 311,012 shares, an increase of 174.4% from the December 31st total of 113,360 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 209,208 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 209,208 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

iShares Global 100 ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of IOO stock traded down $1.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $128.51. 104,144 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 202,792. iShares Global 100 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $82.79 and a fifty-two week high of $130.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.21 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $126.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.96.

Institutional Trading of iShares Global 100 ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Global 100 ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $7,860,000. Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in iShares Global 100 ETF by 23.7% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 418,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,217,000 after acquiring an additional 80,281 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares Global 100 ETF by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 454,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,596,000 after purchasing an additional 73,860 shares in the last quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Global 100 ETF by 65.1% during the fourth quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 155,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,939,000 after purchasing an additional 61,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Global 100 ETF by 11.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 387,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,754,000 after buying an additional 40,655 shares during the period.

About iShares Global 100 ETF

iShares Global 100 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Global 100 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Global 100 Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the performance of 100 large-capitalization global companies. These companies are liquid and represent some of the multi-national businesses in the world. The Index is a subset of the S&P Global 1200 Index, and consists of 100 common stocks, screened for sector representation, liquidity and size.