Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HTRB) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 438,207 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 97% from the previous session’s volume of 222,507 shares.The stock last traded at $33.75 and had previously closed at $33.62.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $33.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.94.

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were issued a $0.1177 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First Heartland Consultants Inc. bought a new position in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth $201,000. Visionary Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 323,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,773,000 after buying an additional 1,410 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 202,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,740,000 after buying an additional 17,062 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Hartford Total Return Bond ETF by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 230,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,669,000 after acquiring an additional 21,703 shares during the period. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Hartford Total Return Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,235,000.

About Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

The Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond index. The fund is an actively managed fund that invests in a wide array of global fixed income instruments considered attractive from a total-return perspective, with current income as a secondary goal.