iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,840 shares, a growth of 27.0% from the March 15th total of 10,112 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 141,399 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Total Return Active ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $51,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $4,109,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 1,406.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,232,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,149,000 after acquiring an additional 3,018,219 shares during the last quarter. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 6,507.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 2,733 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Trading Up 0.4%

iShares Total Return Active ETF stock opened at $50.67 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $577.64 million, a PE ratio of 22.72 and a beta of 0.22. iShares Total Return Active ETF has a 12 month low of $49.14 and a 12 month high of $51.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.90.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.1853 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

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.