iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 101.1% in September

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,297 shares, a growth of 101.1% from the September 15th total of 12,082 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 629,409 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF stock traded down $0.29 on Wednesday, hitting $39.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,599 shares, compared to its average volume of 368,623. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $39.44 and a 1 year high of $43.12. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $40.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.10.

Institutional Trading of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IGOV. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 97.1% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 27,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 13,336 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 39.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 60,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,489,000 after purchasing an additional 17,225 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 108.3% in the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 319,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,114,000 after purchasing an additional 166,083 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 42.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 239,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,841,000 after purchasing an additional 71,496 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 46.6% during the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 113,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,674,000 after purchasing an additional 36,200 shares in the last quarter.

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.