iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:LQDI) Short Interest Update

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:LQDI) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 579 shares, a growth of 865.0% from the September 15th total of 60 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,032 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

BATS:LQDI traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $24.90. 9,415 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,443. The company’s 50 day moving average is $25.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.99. iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $24.64 and a twelve month high of $27.19.

Institutional Trading of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 126.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 10,199 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 3.3% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 26,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,000 after buying an additional 846 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,263,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 105,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,757,000 after buying an additional 3,901 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 566.1% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 257,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,768,000 after acquiring an additional 218,855 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index that holds the iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), which targets investment-grade corporate bond, while using swaps to hedge inflation risk. LQDI was launched on May 8, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.