iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) Short Interest Down 25.0% in February

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 46,100 shares, a decline of 25.0% from the February 13th total of 61,500 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 229,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ SLQD traded up $0.02 on Monday, reaching $50.04. The company had a trading volume of 27,935 shares, compared to its average volume of 213,154. iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $48.70 and a 52 week high of $50.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $49.93 and its 200-day moving average is $49.97.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

Institutional Trading of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new stake in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,381,000. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC now owns 631,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,409,000 after buying an additional 297,120 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 203.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,048,000 after buying an additional 93,666 shares in the last quarter. Sierra Capital LLC raised its stake in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 44.1% during the 4th quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 134,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,696,000 after buying an additional 41,186 shares during the period. Finally, Bramshill Investments LLC lifted its holdings in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Bramshill Investments LLC now owns 359,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,905,000 after acquiring an additional 36,416 shares in the last quarter.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade, USD-denominated corporate bonds with 0-5 years remaining to maturity. SLQD was launched on Oct 15, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.