iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Short Interest Down 94.2% in July

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,873 shares, a decline of 94.2% from the July 15th total of 119,301 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 24,640 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock traded down $0.02 on Tuesday, reaching $45.17. 4,867 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,727. The company has a market capitalization of $162.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a one year low of $44.39 and a one year high of $46.88. The company has a 50-day moving average of $45.14 and a 200 day moving average of $45.45.

Institutional Trading of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GHYG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 18,748.0% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 9,374 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 110.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 15,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 7,920 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 183,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,533,000 after purchasing an additional 4,946 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 556,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,878,000 after purchasing an additional 56,213 shares during the period.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of high-yield bonds issued in developed markets and denominated in local currencies. GHYG was launched on Apr 3, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.