iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) Short Interest Update

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 123,349 shares, a decline of 26.2% from the January 15th total of 167,141 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 212,760 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 212,760 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of COMT. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 13.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 18,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 2,171 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 137,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,648,000 after buying an additional 4,304 shares during the period. VCI Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC now owns 195,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,044,000 after buying an additional 15,040 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 28.9% during the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 22,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,000 after buying an additional 4,977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GenTrust LLC purchased a new stake in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,105,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:COMT traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $26.70. 105,305 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 297,543. iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF has a 52 week low of $23.11 and a 52 week high of $28.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $672.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.90 and a beta of 0.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $26.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.42.

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $1.9271 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 795.0%. iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF’s dividend payout ratio is currently -59.90%.

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF Company Profile

The iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (COMT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll index. The fund tracks a broad-market commodity index that utilizes a flexible dynamic roll strategy. COMT was launched on Oct 16, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.