iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF) Short Interest Update

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 244,420 shares, an increase of 161.4% from the June 15th total of 93,488 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 805,861 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the 1st quarter worth $3,359,000. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF during the 1st quarter worth $7,485,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF by 16.4% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 44,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,407,000 after acquiring an additional 6,247 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new position in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the first quarter valued at $571,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the first quarter valued at $239,000.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IDEF opened at $31.41 on Tuesday. iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF has a 12 month low of $28.01 and a 12 month high of $36.88. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.52 and a 200-day moving average of $33.72.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.0542 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Company Profile

BlackRock ETF Trust – iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc It is managed by by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It is co managed by BlackRock International Limited. It invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests directly and through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across industrials, capital goods, aerospace and defense, construction and engineering, electrical engineering, industrial conglomerates, commercial and professional services sectors.