Short Interest in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) Declines By 77.2%

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 287,660 shares, a drop of 77.2% from the July 30th total of 1,259,770 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 815,667 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IAGG. Strive Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 44.4% in the second quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 680 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 69.1% during the fourth quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 13.5% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 5,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 637 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 19,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $969,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares during the period.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BATS:IAGG opened at $49.74 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $49.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $50.09. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.63 and a fifty-two week high of $51.83.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index composed of global non-U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bonds, hedged against currency fluctuations for USD investors. IAGG was launched on Nov 10, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.