iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Short Interest Update

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) saw a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,752,805 shares, a growth of 479.3% from the May 14th total of 302,591 shares. Currently, 6.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 485,002 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IGOV traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $41.50. The stock had a trading volume of 191,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 433,535. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $40.36 and a 1 year high of $43.39. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $41.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IGOV. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $12,763,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 431.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 273,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,784,000 after acquiring an additional 221,929 shares during the last quarter. North Ridge Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% during the second quarter. North Ridge Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 162,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,994,000 after acquiring an additional 7,503 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $381,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $690,000.

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.