iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 1,453,191 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 310% from the previous session’s volume of 354,594 shares.The stock last traded at $42.7120 and had previously closed at $42.67.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

The company’s fifty day moving average is $42.09 and its 200 day moving average is $42.23.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.587 per share. This is a positive change 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 institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IGOV. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 804.3% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 147,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,125,000 after purchasing an additional 130,762 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,201,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 37.2% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 43,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,808,000 after purchasing an additional 11,771 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $572,000. Finally, Rothschild Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 45.6% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Capital Partners LLC now owns 15,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $647,000 after acquiring an additional 4,864 shares during the period.

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.