Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (NYSE:EVTR) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (NYSE:EVTR) saw a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 542,766 shares, an increase of 373.7% from the September 15th total of 114,572 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 945,450 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSE:EVTR traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $48.39. 790,258 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 617,086. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $49.51 and its 200-day moving average is $50.31. Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.97 and a twelve month high of $52.15.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tompkins Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 66,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,206,000 after buying an additional 13,635 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 36,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after buying an additional 2,683 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,121,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,562,000 after buying an additional 540,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 19.0% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 16,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $859,000 after buying an additional 2,705 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF Company Profile

The Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (EVTR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that aims to invest in USD-denominated, investment grade securities from government and corporate issuers. The fund aims to maintain an average weighted maturity between five and ten years. EVTR was launched on Nov 14, 1984 and is issued by Eaton Vance.