iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 51.1% in September

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,432 shares, a decline of 51.1% from the August 31st total of 7,015 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,116 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) by 2.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 32,498 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 661 shares during the quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC owned approximately 0.90% of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF worth $1,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

GHYG opened at $43.68 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $157.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.16. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $43.61 and a twelve month high of $46.87.

About iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

The iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of high-yield bonds issued in developed markets and denominated in local currencies. GHYG was launched on Apr 3, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.