12,647 iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $LQD Shares Acquired by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 31.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,647 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 1,387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Stronghold Wealth Management L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Stronghold Wealth Management L.L.C. now owns 9,466 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,032,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB bought a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 67.4% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 1,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $127,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:LQD opened at $104.28 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.89. The company has a market cap of $29.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.25 and a beta of 0.45. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $101.19 and a 52-week high of $112.93.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index (the Index), which is a rules-based index consisting of liquid, the United States dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds for sale in the United States. The Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include consumer services, financial, and oil and gas companies.