Short Interest in iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF (NYSEARCA:LDRT) Expands By 215.9%

iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF (NYSEARCA:LDRT) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 30,537 shares, an increase of 215.9% from the April 15th total of 9,666 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 92,381 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF stock. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF (NYSEARCA:LDRT) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 140,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,559,000. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC owned 4.17% of iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:LDRT traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $25.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 13,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,992. iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF has a 1 year low of $25.00 and a 1 year high of $25.80. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $25.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.30.

About iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF

The iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF (LDRT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is a fund-of-funds, tracking an equally-weighted index that staggers maturities across a portfolio of underlying iShares iBonds Treasury ETFs, all maturing within six years. Each underlying fund comprises US Treasury bonds Government, Treasury Investment Grade annually. LDRT was launched on Nov 7, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.