iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Short Interest Up 94.3% in June

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 361,796 shares, a growth of 94.3% from the June 15th total of 186,160 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 611,637 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Finally, Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $88,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Trading Up 0.1%

BATS:NEAR opened at $50.53 on Thursday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 1 year low of $50.43 and a 1 year high of $51.37. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.86.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Company Profile

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.