Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Purchases 16,254 Shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 16,254 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $5,643,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Payden & Rygel bought a new stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $51,877,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,000 after buying an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP grew its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 6,681 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. NYL Investors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 14.4% during the third quarter. NYL Investors LLC now owns 8,916,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,007,409,000 after purchasing an additional 1,124,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mascoma Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.30% of the company’s stock.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA LQD opened at $109.87 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 has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $109.59.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

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.