iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Short Interest Up 10.4% in December

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 134,300 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the December 15th total of 121,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 147,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IGOV opened at $37.86 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $38.99 and its 200 day moving average is $40.07. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $37.30 and a 1 year high of $42.28.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.2269 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a yield of 0.59%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 432 shares during the last quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 229.7% during the third quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 633 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH purchased a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 52,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 1,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 6.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 31,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,308,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares during the period.

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).