iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ:BRTR) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 63,621 shares, an increase of 293.4% from the January 15th total of 16,171 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 65,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 65,219 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of BRTR stock opened at $51.28 on Friday. iShares Total Return Active ETF has a 12 month low of $48.59 and a 12 month high of $51.61. The company has a market cap of $538.44 million, a PE ratio of 22.72 and a beta of 0.19. The business’s 50 day moving average is $50.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.91.

iShares Total Return Active ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.1879 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is a boost from iShares Total Return Active ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BRTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares Total Return Active ETF by 1,406.0% in 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 period. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 69.9% in the 4th quarter. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. now owns 6,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 6,507.1% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 2,733 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,314,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Total Return Active ETF by 186.4% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 54,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,775,000 after buying an additional 35,420 shares during the period.

About iShares Total Return Active ETF

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.