iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF) Stock Short Interest Rises 81.8%

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (NASDAQ:IDEF) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 189,902 shares, an increase of 81.8% from the August 31st total of 104,455 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 500,137 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Price Performance

IDEF traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $31.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 831,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,262,909. iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF has a 1 year low of $28.54 and a 1 year high of $36.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $32.93 and its 200-day moving average is $33.02.

Institutional Trading of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NBH Bank bought a new position in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the second quarter worth $184,000. Tsfg LLC bought a new stake in iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF in the second quarter worth $3,656,000. Atlatl Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF by 18.6% in the second quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 7,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 1,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vision Retirement LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF by 355.6% in the second quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 4,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 3,350 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF Company Profile

BlackRock ETF Trust – iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc It is managed by by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It is co managed by BlackRock International Limited. It invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests directly and through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across industrials, capital goods, aerospace and defense, construction and engineering, electrical engineering, industrial conglomerates, commercial and professional services sectors.