Eukles Asset Management Purchases 11,737 Shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD)

Eukles Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 115.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 21,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,737 shares during the quarter. Eukles Asset Management’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,422,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LQD. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $917,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 36.8% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 199,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $24,071,000 after acquiring an additional 53,585 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 19.3% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 35,975 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,351,000 after acquiring an additional 5,827 shares during the period. West Michigan Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $222,000. Finally, Easterly Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 20.5% during the first quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 78,338 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,474,000 after acquiring an additional 13,338 shares during the period. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:LQD traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $104.98. The stock had a trading volume of 13,918,805 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,859,047. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $107.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.46. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $98.24 and a 12-month high of $111.40.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index (the Index), which is a rules-based index consisting of liquid, the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds for sale in the United States.