Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 330.4% in October

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 536,068 shares, an increase of 330.4% from the October 15th total of 124,563 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 393,454 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of HTRB traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $32.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 323,952 shares, compared to its average volume of 341,302. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.46. Hartford Total Return Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $31.93 and a 52-week high of $34.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HTRB. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,983,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,915,000 after acquiring an additional 19,516 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 13.4% in the third quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 1,072,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,487,000 after purchasing an additional 126,606 shares in the last quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 1,070,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,315,000 after purchasing an additional 54,779 shares in the last quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc raised its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Berger Financial Group Inc now owns 1,062,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,060,000 after purchasing an additional 84,228 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC now owns 1,004,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,909,000 after purchasing an additional 35,116 shares during the period.

About Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

The Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in a wide array of global fixed income instruments considered attractive from a total-return perspective, with current income as a secondary goal. HTRB was launched on Sep 27, 2017 and is managed by Hartford.