iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDB) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDB) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 116 shares, a growth of ∞ from the June 30th total of 0 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,929 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 7,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 146.0% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 984 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 22,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,977,000 after buying an additional 1,706 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada purchased a new position in iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $334,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 41.9% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 28,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,488,000 after acquiring an additional 8,433 shares in the last quarter.

iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

LQDB traded up $0.11 during trading on Thursday, reaching $84.91. The company had a trading volume of 1,933 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,837. iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $84.68 and a 52 week high of $88.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.52.

iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (LQDB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of BBB rated USD denominated corporate bonds with at least one year to maturity. LQDB was launched on May 18, 2021 and is managed by BlackRock.