iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Stock Short Interest Falls 52.3%

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR – Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 219,868 shares, a decrease of 52.3% from the September 15th total of 460,543 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,511,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. First Bancorp Inc ME purchased a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $51,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 10.5% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 3,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the period. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the fourth quarter worth $198,000. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the second quarter worth $212,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Performance

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF stock opened at $49.95 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $50.21 and its 200-day moving average is $50.49. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 12 month low of $49.68 and a 12 month high of $51.37.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

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The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.

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