iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDH) Short Interest Update

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQDH) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 10,439 shares, a decrease of 37.1% from the July 30th total of 16,604 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,595 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LQDH. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 340.9% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares during the period. Signature Equity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 58.4% in the 1st quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 491 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $95,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $119,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $135,000.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of LQDH traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $92.78. The company had a trading volume of 28,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,909. iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $91.15 and a twelve month high of $94.38. The company’s 50-day moving average is $92.62 and its 200-day moving average is $92.72.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index that holds iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), which targets USD-denominated investment corporate bonds, while mitigating duration risk. LQDH was launched on May 27, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.