Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) Short Interest Up 401.4% in August

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 22,013 shares, an increase of 401.4% from the July 30th total of 4,390 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 271,733 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HTRB traded down $0.03 on Wednesday, hitting $33.41. The stock had a trading volume of 57,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 344,735. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $33.04 and a twelve month high of $34.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $33.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTRB. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,530,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,419,000 after acquiring an additional 154,078 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,983,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,915,000 after purchasing an additional 19,516 shares during the last quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 211.9% in the fourth quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,864,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,392 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,859,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,514,000 after purchasing an additional 293,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,570,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,848,000 after purchasing an additional 135,732 shares during the last quarter.

About Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

The Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in a wide array of global fixed income instruments considered attractive from a total-return perspective, with current income as a secondary goal. HTRB was launched on Sep 27, 2017 and is managed by Hartford.