iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) Short Interest Up 22,311.8% in April

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,989,720 shares, an increase of 22,311.8% from the April 15th total of 8,878 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 229,836 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.7 days. Currently, 20.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ISHG traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $76.27. 88,730 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 116,306. The business’s fifty day moving average is $75.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.45. iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $72.26 and a one year high of $77.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Inlight Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 37.6% during the third quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC now owns 196,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,946,000 after acquiring an additional 53,649 shares during the last quarter. Rock Creek Group LP boosted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.4% during the third quarter. Rock Creek Group LP now owns 1,166,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,852,000 after acquiring an additional 80,173 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 33,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,491,000 after acquiring an additional 2,372 shares during the last quarter. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $501,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US 1-3 Year (the Index). The Index is a diverse, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of treasury bonds issued in local currencies by developed market countries outside the United States that have a remaining maturity of greater than 1 year and less than or equal to 3 years.