iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Short Interest Up 10.4% in December

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 134,300 shares, a growth of 10.4% from the December 15th total of 121,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 147,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IGOV. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 229.7% in the 3rd quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH purchased a new stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $206,000. First National Corp MA ADV purchased a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $215,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 141.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 3,485 shares during the last quarter.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $37.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 214,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,336. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.30 and a fifty-two week high of $42.28. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.06.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.2269 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a yield of 0.59%.

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).