iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) Short Interest Up 293.4% in January

iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 63,621 shares, an increase of 293.4% from the January 15th total of 16,171 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 65,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 65,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Total Return Active ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Total Return Active ETF by 69.9% during the fourth quarter. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 6,507.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 2,733 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,314,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 186.4% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,775,000 after acquiring an additional 35,420 shares during the period.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ BRTR opened at $51.14 on Wednesday. iShares Total Return Active ETF has a 12-month low of $48.59 and a 12-month high of $51.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $536.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.72 and a beta of 0.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $50.90 and a 200 day moving average of $50.90.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.1879 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Total Return Active ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Company Profile

The iShares Total Return Active ETF (BRTR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed ETF that broadly invests in corporate and government fixed income securities from around the world. Securities could be of any maturity while limiting investments in junk bonds to 20%. BRTR was launched on Dec 12, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.