iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) Sees Strong Trading Volume

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 426,621 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 92% from the previous session’s volume of 222,719 shares.The stock last traded at $50.40 and had previously closed at $50.43.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $49.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.40.

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

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.1602 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLQD. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $57,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $96,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $124,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 4,049.8% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 9,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 9,679 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.