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

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,021 shares, a decline of 53.1% from the June 30th total of 81,042 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 403,002 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

QLTA stock traded up $0.11 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $46.73. 161,690 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 379,737. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.67. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $46.46 and a 12 month high of $49.02.

Institutional Trading of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 111.5% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 22,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,081,000 after buying an additional 11,984 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $14,357,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 122.8% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 17,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,000 after acquiring an additional 9,403 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 18,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 36.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 412,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,726,000 after purchasing an additional 110,606 shares during the last quarter.

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.