iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 394,189 shares, an increase of 33.5% from the February 12th total of 295,319 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 491,183 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 491,183 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 16,296.4% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,648,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,446,000 after acquiring an additional 5,613,950 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,295,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,208,000 after purchasing an additional 190,929 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 617,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,723,000 after purchasing an additional 41,370 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 484,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,173,000 after purchasing an additional 61,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evoke Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 329,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,707,000 after purchasing an additional 73,318 shares during the last quarter.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IGOV opened at $41.24 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.22. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $39.07 and a 12-month high of $43.39.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.587 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23. This represents a yield of 142.0%.

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.