iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:ILTB) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:ILTB) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 344,978 shares, an increase of 12,569.0% from the August 31st total of 2,723 shares. Approximately 2.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 133,376 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 91,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,493,000 after buying an additional 19,685 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF by 2,249,694.8% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,724,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,811,000 after acquiring an additional 4,724,359 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF by 118.4% during the 4th quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $880,000 after purchasing an additional 9,599 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF by 11.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 85,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,208,000 after purchasing an additional 8,943 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $251,000.

iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA ILTB traded down $0.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $45.64. 84,311 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 59,171. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.34. iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $45.64 and a 12-month high of $51.77.

iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares Core Long-Term U.S. Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares 10+ Year Government/Credit Bond Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the long-term, investment-grade United States corporate and government bond markets as defined by the BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ Year US Corporate & Government Index (the Index). The Index includes publicly issued United States Treasury debt, the United States Government agency debt, taxable debt issued by the United States states and territories and their political subdivisions, debt issued by the United States and non-United States corporations, non- United States Government debt and supranational debt.