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

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 233,900 shares, an increase of 21.3% from the March 15th total of 192,800 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 179,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Net Worth Advisory Group lifted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 9,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC lifted its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 10,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC now owns 33,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,277,000 after buying an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC now owns 48,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,904,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares in the last quarter.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of IGOV stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $41.77. The company had a trading volume of 510,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 155,186. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $37.30 and a 52 week high of $42.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $39.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.46.

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).