iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 51.1% in September

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) saw a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,432 shares, a decrease of 51.1% from the August 31st total of 7,015 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,116 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock. Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,498 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 661 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC owned 0.90% of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF worth $1,472,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock opened at $43.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $44.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.15. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a one year low of $43.48 and a one year high of $46.87. The stock has a market cap of $156.89 million, a PE ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44.

About iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

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.