iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:IFGL) Short Interest Up 143.7% in February

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:IFGL) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 11,180 shares, a growth of 143.7% from the January 29th total of 4,588 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 18,271 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 18,271 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

IFGL traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $25.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,387. The company’s 50-day moving average is $24.11 and its 200-day moving average is $23.37. iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $18.27 and a 52 week high of $25.59. The firm has a market cap of $94.50 million, a PE ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3118 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. This is a boost from iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF Company Profile

The iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (IFGL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed x US index, a market-cap-weighted index of companies that own or develop real estate throughout the developed world, excluding the United States. IFGL was launched on Nov 12, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.