iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Short Interest Update

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,308 shares, a decrease of 96.0% from the January 29th total of 131,805 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 176,252 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 176,252 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of QLTA traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $48.63. The company had a trading volume of 317,407 shares, compared to its average volume of 292,072. The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.26 and a 200-day moving average of $48.32. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $45.81 and a 12 month high of $49.02.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 28.0% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,881,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,670,000 after acquiring an additional 630,177 shares during the period. Composition Wealth LLC increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Composition Wealth LLC now owns 2,031,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,707,000 after buying an additional 28,077 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 2,003,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,118,000 after buying an additional 221,916 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,064,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,191,000 after buying an additional 49,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,013,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,145,000 after acquiring an additional 81,718 shares during the period.

About iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

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.