iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) saw a significant 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. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 234,511 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:QLTA traded up $0.08 during trading on Monday, hitting $45.17. 86,851 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 324,947. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $44.43 and a 52 week high of $49.02. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Weaver Consulting Group grew its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 6,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the period. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC now owns 167,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,544,000 after purchasing an additional 8,977 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $94,000. Montecito Bank & Trust bought a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $576,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 47.1% during the second quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 216,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,302,000 after purchasing an additional 69,369 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.