iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 268.5% in October

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,697 shares, an increase of 268.5% from the September 30th total of 1,546 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 10,860 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock opened at $43.58 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.14. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $43.06 and a twelve month high of $46.87. The company has a market capitalization of $156.89 million, a P/E ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock. Nilsine Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,498 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 661 shares during the period. 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 Company Profile

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.