iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBF) Short Interest Update

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBF) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 187 shares, a decrease of 55.0% from the January 15th total of 416 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,143 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,143 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:GBF traded up $0.24 on Friday, hitting $105.89. The company had a trading volume of 313 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,904. iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $100.46 and a 52 week high of $106.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $105.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GBF. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 28.3% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,812,000 after purchasing an additional 8,071 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 15.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after purchasing an additional 934 shares during the last quarter. First National Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $209,000. WorthPointe LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 46.8% in the second quarter. WorthPointe LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after buying an additional 3,395 shares during the period. Finally, D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,963,000.

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the United States dollar-denominated government, government-related and investment-grade the United States corporate bonds. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index (the Underlying Index), which measures the performance of the United States dollar-denominated United States Treasury bonds, government-related bonds (i.e., the United States and foreign agencies, sovereign, supranational and local authority debt) and investment-grade United States corporate bonds, which have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year.