Short Interest in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) Rises By 65.2%

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISHG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 39,489 shares, an increase of 65.2% from the July 30th total of 23,906 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,780 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of ISHG stock opened at $75.57 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $74.90 and its 200 day moving average is $75.17. iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $73.47 and a 52-week high of $77.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Turim 21 Investimentos Ltda. bought a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth $34,197,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF during the 1st quarter worth $237,000. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 33,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,491,000 after purchasing an additional 2,372 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 21,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,638,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US 1-3 Year (the Index). The Index is a diverse, market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of treasury bonds issued in local currencies by developed market countries outside the United States that have a remaining maturity of greater than 1 year and less than or equal to 3 years.