iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF $QLTA Position Increased by Madison Asset Management LLC

Madison Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) by 12.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 191,538 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 21,083 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF were worth $9,284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 28.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,881,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,670,000 after buying an additional 630,177 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 12.5% in the third quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 2,003,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,118,000 after purchasing an additional 221,916 shares in the last quarter. MAI Capital Management increased its position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 932,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,596,000 after buying an additional 53,979 shares during the last quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 73.7% during the second quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 702,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,612,000 after buying an additional 298,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 672,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,159,000 after acquiring an additional 38,425 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA QLTA opened at $48.23 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.27. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $45.81 and a 52 week high of $49.02.

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.