iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) Shares Sold by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP cut its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 58.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 699,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 966,544 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $74,884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. NYL Investors LLC lifted its stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. NYL Investors LLC now owns 9,329,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,032,397,000 after acquiring an additional 253,373 shares in the last quarter. Alley Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Alley Investment Management Company LLC now owns 170,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,921,000 after purchasing an additional 11,521 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 9,579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,060,000 after purchasing an additional 1,879 shares in the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,643 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,510,000 after purchasing an additional 4,467 shares during the period. Finally, Dorsey Wright & Associates acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $754,000. 89.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $113.48 on Wednesday. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $98.24 and a 52-week high of $114.07. The company’s 50 day moving average is $111.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.54.

About iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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.