iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 310,075 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 36% from the previous session’s volume of 227,252 shares.The stock last traded at $41.5450 and had previously closed at $41.57.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $41.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.27.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.587 per share. This represents a yield of 142.0%. This is an increase from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 15,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338 shares during the period. Mariner LLC increased its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 12.5% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 17,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after buying an additional 1,958 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 49.0% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 25,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,071,000 after acquiring an additional 8,272 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $3,602,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $879,000.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF, formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US (the Index). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.