iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 190,888 shares, an increase of 325.3% from the September 15th total of 44,888 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 234,511 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Diversify Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 252.2% during the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 200,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,504,000 after acquiring an additional 143,304 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $4,818,000. Catalyst Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $4,503,000. Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 47.1% in the 2nd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 216,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,302,000 after acquiring an additional 69,369 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centennial Bank AR boosted its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 642.5% in the 1st quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 78,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,716,000 after purchasing an additional 67,573 shares during the period.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of QLTA traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.09. The company had a trading volume of 95,003 shares, compared to its average volume of 326,101. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $44.43 and a twelve month high of $49.02. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.98 and its 200-day moving average is $46.87.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of dollar-denominated fixed-rate corporate bonds rated AAA-A issued by US and non-US corporations with maturities of at least one year. QLTA was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.