iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 101.1% in September

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,297 shares, a growth of 101.1% from the September 15th total of 12,082 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 629,409 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IGOV. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC now owns 45,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,893,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 37,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,537,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 17,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 13.4% in the first quarter. Upper Left Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $769,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $136,000.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IGOV traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $39.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,599 shares, compared to its average volume of 368,623. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $40.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.10. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $39.44 and a 1-year high of $43.12.

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.