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

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 352,473 shares, a growth of 3,210.8% from the June 15th total of 10,646 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 215,788 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 3.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Turim 21 Investimentos Ltda. bought a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $34,197,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $237,000. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 33,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,491,000 after purchasing an additional 2,372 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 21,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,638,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ISHG traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $74.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 19,189 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,753. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.31. iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $73.47 and a twelve month high of $77.72.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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). The Index is a diverse, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of treasury bonds issued in local currencies by developed market countries outside the United States that have a remaining maturity of greater than 1 year and less than or equal to 3 years.