iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) saw a significant decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 309,508 shares, a decrease of 82.3% from the May 31st total of 1,752,805 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 525,662 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 71,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,979,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 30,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 589 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 15,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 37,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,537,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the period.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of IGOV traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $41.04. 98,126 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 413,411. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $40.36 and a 52-week high of $43.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.77.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.