iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,700 shares, an increase of 325.0% from the September 30th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF stock. Family Firm Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) by 18.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,504 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,684 shares during the period. Family Firm Inc. owned approximately 1.59% of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF worth $1,216,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ISHG traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, hitting $71.46. The company had a trading volume of 3,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,474. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.09. iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $67.14 and a one year high of $74.34.

About iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US 1-3 Year (the Index).