Short Interest in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Increases By 1,526.9%

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 86,354 shares, an increase of 1,526.9% from the February 12th total of 5,308 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 215,362 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 215,362 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 96,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,683,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,026,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. increased its holdings in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 71,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,462,000 after purchasing an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 6,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of QLTA opened at $47.98 on Wednesday. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $45.81 and a 52-week high of $49.02. The business’s fifty day moving average is $48.27 and its 200-day moving average is $48.35.

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.