iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 833,172 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 120% from the previous session’s volume of 378,652 shares.The stock last traded at $47.63 and had previously closed at $47.40.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4%

The company’s 50 day moving average is $47.78 and its 200 day moving average is $48.14.

Institutional Trading of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Centennial Bank AR grew its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 642.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 78,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,754,000 after purchasing an additional 4,521 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank raised its position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 9,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 12,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the period.

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.