Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) Short Interest Up 87.4% in August

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 41,245 shares, a growth of 87.4% from the August 15th total of 22,013 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 279,091 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Stonehearth Capital Management LLC now owns 9,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 10,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 45,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,548,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares in the last quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 33,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,151,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares during the period. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $636,000 after buying an additional 902 shares during the period.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Trading Up 0.5%

HTRB traded up $0.16 during trading on Thursday, reaching $32.85. The company had a trading volume of 244,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 343,600. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.63. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $32.65 and a 12-month high of $34.82.

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.