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

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 104,455 shares, a decrease of 78.0% from the August 15th total of 474,921 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 389,769 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:IDEF traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $31.63. The stock had a trading volume of 442,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,103,231. iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF has a twelve month low of $28.54 and a twelve month high of $36.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.35.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vision Retirement LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Atlatl Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF by 18.6% during the 2nd quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 7,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new position in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF during the 1st quarter worth $51,000. NBH Bank acquired a new position in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $57,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $126,000.

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.