iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 236,100 shares, an increase of 51.7% from the December 15th total of 155,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 291,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. now owns 66,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,685,000 after buying an additional 14,714 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,260,000. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 43.9% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 335,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,501,000 after acquiring an additional 102,473 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 38.1% in the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 242,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,127,000 after purchasing an additional 66,760 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prosperity Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 21,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $554,000 after purchasing an additional 2,035 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:COMT traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $26.68. 77,452 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 152,305. The company has a market cap of $720.36 million, a PE ratio of -12.89 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $25.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.12. iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF has a 12-month low of $24.44 and a 12-month high of $28.22.

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $1.2401 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF’s dividend payout ratio is presently -59.90%.

About iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF

The iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (COMT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll index. The fund tracks a broad-market commodity index that utilizes a flexible dynamic roll strategy. COMT was launched on Oct 16, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.