iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBF) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBFGet Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 499 shares, a growth of 53.5% from the July 15th total of 325 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 12,902 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:GBF opened at $102.03 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $102.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.81. iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF has a one year low of $101.85 and a one year high of $106.43.

Institutional Trading of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GBF. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 3.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 113,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,835,000 after acquiring an additional 3,776 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 28.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 8,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank grew its stake in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 56.5% during the 1st quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 3,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 1,385 shares during the period. Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 24.9% during the 1st quarter. Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC now owns 15,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,623,000 after purchasing an additional 3,109 shares during the period. Finally, Keybank National Association OH increased its holdings in shares of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 27,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,853,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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