iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (BATS:IGRO) Short Interest Update

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (BATS:IGRO) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,380 shares, an increase of 106.3% from the June 15th total of 10,362 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 55,240 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 149,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,335,000 after buying an additional 5,909 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $661,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 27.9% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 44,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,522,000 after buying an additional 9,644 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 195,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,345,000 after buying an additional 6,566 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 11,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $964,000 after acquiring an additional 1,143 shares during the period.

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of IGRO opened at $89.43 on Wednesday. iShares International Dividend Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $75.66 and a 12-month high of $90.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $88.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 0.74.

About iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

The iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (IGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of international equities that have growing dividends. IGRO was launched on May 17, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.