Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD)

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lessened its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 10.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 276,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 31,290 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.10% of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $29,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Money Design Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 1,470,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,476,000 after acquiring an additional 60,163 shares during the period. BNP Paribas lifted its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 917.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 1,445,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $163,352,000 after purchasing an additional 1,303,725 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 611,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $65,301,000 after purchasing an additional 120,000 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 115.7% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 313,249 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,411,000 after buying an additional 168,005 shares during the period. Finally, Aspect Partners LLC grew its position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 33,367.4% during the fourth quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 193,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,703,000 after buying an additional 193,197 shares during the period. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

LQD opened at $107.96 on Thursday. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $104.14 and a 1-year high of $114.07. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $108.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $109.08. The company has a market capitalization of $30.26 billion, a PE ratio of 32.64 and a beta of 0.45.

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.