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

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 48,327 shares, an increase of 368.1% from the December 15th total of 10,325 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 134,274 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 134,274 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA QLTA traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $48.23. 51,286 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 302,664. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $45.81 and a 52 week high of $49.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of QLTA. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $28,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Premier Financial Group acquired a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $67,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $70,000. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 65.7% in the second quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 1,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 627 shares during the last quarter.

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.