Short Interest in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA) Expands By 1,526.9%

Posted by Scott Moore on Mar 12th, 2026

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:QLTA – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 86,354 shares, a growth of 1,526.9% from the February 12th total of 5,308 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 215,362 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 215,362 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of QLTA traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $47.45. 36,286 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 292,207. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.34. iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.81 and a fifty-two week high of $49.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $2,231,000. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new position in iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,714,000. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,287,000 after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 110,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,291,000 after purchasing an additional 5,676 shares during the period. Finally, Detalus Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF by 86.1% during the third quarter. Detalus Advisors LLC now owns 24,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after purchasing an additional 11,261 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

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The iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of dollar-denominated fixed-rate corporate bonds rated AAA-A issued by US and non-US corporations with maturities of at least one year. QLTA was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.