

iShares Total Return Active ETF (NASDAQ: BRTR - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 46,507 shares, an increase of 83.1% from the November 30th total of 25,395 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the

Revamp your bond portfolio with these exchange-traded funds.

iShares Total Return Active ETF (BRTR) offers a well-constructed, intermediate-duration bond portfolio, aiming to outperform the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BRTR is overweight in high-quality assets, particularly agency mortgages, but has underperformed peers like BOND and FBND over the past year. The macro environment is favorable for BRTR, with anticipated Fed rate cuts likely to boost intermediate bond funds' prices.

Diving headfirst into bonds isn't the only option.

Reuters recently reported that a record 478 new ETFs were launched in the United States in 2023 through Dec. 7. Of the funds launched in 2023, 76% were active ETFs, according to Morningstar Direct data.

BlackRock has listed the BlackRock Total Return ETF (BRTR) on the Nasdaq. The actively managed ETF seeks alpha opportunities across the fixed income universe.
SEC filings for BRTR aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.