iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Short Interest Up 102.8% in January

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 585,242 shares, a growth of 102.8% from the December 31st total of 288,565 shares. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 306,126 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Based on an average daily volume of 306,126 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

IGOV stock opened at $42.41 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.19. iShares International Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $38.18 and a 52 week high of $43.39.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.587 per share. This is an increase from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 142.0%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IGOV. Vicus Capital acquired a new stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at $497,000. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,894,000. DMC Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $593,000. NBT Bank N A NY raised its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the second quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 7,271 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC raised its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 189.1% during the second quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 31,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after acquiring an additional 20,588 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF, formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US (the Index). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.