Short Interest in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) Expands By 65.2%

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 39,489 shares, a growth of 65.2% from the July 30th total of 23,906 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,780 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ISHG. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $237,000. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $413,000. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $501,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 21,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,638,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ISHG traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $75.81. 27,498 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 100,130. iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $73.47 and a 12 month high of $77.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $74.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.18.

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.