ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH) Stock Short Interest Report for September

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 206,763 shares, a decline of 96.9% from the September 15th total of 6,609,351 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 929,267 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $24.55. 726,673 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 542,065. ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $24.34 and a 12 month high of $26.47. The business has a 50 day moving average of $25.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SMTH. Trilogy Capital Inc. boosted its position in ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 115.3% in the second quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 4,184,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,706,000 after purchasing an additional 2,241,175 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 98.4% during the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 2,653,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,335,000 after purchasing an additional 1,315,762 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,237,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,761,000 after purchasing an additional 1,179,599 shares during the last quarter. Tenzing Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $6,432,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,993,000.

About ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF

The ALPS/SMITH Core Plus Bond ETF (SMTH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that provides exposure to global debt securities of any maturity and credit quality. The fund aims for an above-average total return. SMTH was launched on Dec 5, 2023 and is issued by SS&C.