iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDH) Short Interest Update

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDH) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 19,000 shares, a growth of 62.4% from the September 15th total of 11,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 33,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 33,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 145.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 22,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,093,000 after purchasing an additional 13,452 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 72.4% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 8,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $752,000 after purchasing an additional 3,424 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,920,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 24,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,241,000 after purchasing an additional 3,755 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 136.8% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 214,183 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,763,000 after purchasing an additional 123,741 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:LQDH opened at $93.57 on Friday. iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $88.08 and a 52 week high of $94.44. The company has a 50-day moving average of $93.14 and a 200-day moving average of $92.26.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index that holds iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), which targets USD-denominated investment corporate bonds, while mitigating duration risk.