iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $LQD Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 31.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 589,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 270,144 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.21% of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $65,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LQD. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 11.7% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 33,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,717,000 after buying an additional 3,504 shares in the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY grew its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 39,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,402,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Premier Financial Group acquired a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $66,000. Finally, Worth Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the third quarter worth about $4,347,000. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA LQD opened at $110.55 on Thursday. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $103.45 and a twelve month high of $112.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $110.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $110.48. The company has a market capitalization of $29.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.25 and a beta of 0.46.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Profile

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index (the Index), which is a rules-based index consisting of liquid, the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds for sale in the United States. The Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include consumer services, financial, and oil and gas companies.