iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Short Interest Update

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 203,121 shares, an increase of 1,020.4% from the March 31st total of 18,130 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 245,152 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of QLTA stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $47.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 752,018 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,377. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $46.39 and a 12-month high of $49.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $47.89 and a 200 day moving average of $48.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 96,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,683,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. SigFig Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after buying an additional 418 shares during the period. RKL Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,026,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 71,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,462,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantra Family Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Avantra Family Wealth Inc. now owns 20,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,008,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the period.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of dollar-denominated fixed-rate corporate bonds rated AAA-A issued by US and non-US corporations with maturities of at least one year. QLTA was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.