iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:LQDI) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 150.6% in October

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:LQDI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,451 shares, a growth of 150.6% from the September 30th total of 579 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,823 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.1%

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $25.30 on Friday. iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $24.64 and a fifty-two week high of $27.02. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $25.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 566.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 257,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,768,000 after acquiring an additional 218,855 shares in the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 36,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Stronghold Wealth Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $275,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 355,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,355,000 after purchasing an additional 18,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index that holds the iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), which targets investment-grade corporate bond, while using swaps to hedge inflation risk. LQDI was launched on May 8, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.