iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:IMTB) Short Interest Up 148.4% in December

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:IMTB) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,989 shares, a growth of 148.4% from the December 15th total of 11,672 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 15,620 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Based on an average daily volume of 15,620 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IMTB. Rice Partnership LLC increased its position in iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 9,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $98,000. Mariner LLC increased its position in iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 1,172,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,851,000 after buying an additional 3,411 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 19,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $870,000 after buying an additional 4,798 shares during the period. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF by 23.1% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 29,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,271,000 after acquiring an additional 5,455 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IMTB traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $44.26. 14,143 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,750. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $44.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.99. iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $42.11 and a 52 week high of $44.69.

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF (IMTB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted, USD-denominated broad bond index with maturities between five and ten years. Eligible sectors include US Treasurys, global government-related bonds, global investment-grade and high yield corporate bonds, and emerging market bonds. IMTB was launched on Nov 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.