iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV) to Issue Annual Dividend of $0.59 on December 24th

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) announced an annual dividend on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.587 per share on Wednesday, December 24th. This represents a yield of 142.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 19th. This is a 158.8% increase from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of IGOV opened at $41.37 on Friday. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $37.30 and a 1-year high of $43.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IGOV. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH acquired a new stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 41.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 850 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. Capital A Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $46,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $104,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 9.9% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 3,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $153,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the period.

About iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

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.