iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGGGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,824,447 shares, a growth of 881.9% from the August 15th total of 287,660 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 776,426 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.6 days.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

BATS:IAGG traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $49.35. The stock had a trading volume of 1,451,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,508,270. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $49.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.05. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF has a one year low of $49.32 and a one year high of $51.83.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.4153 dividend. This represents a $1.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This is a positive change from iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $2,070,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 442.7% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,316,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,237,000 after buying an additional 1,073,873 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at about $1,053,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 604.0% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after buying an additional 5,400 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 28.4% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 33,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,701,000 after buying an additional 7,347 shares during the period.

About iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

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The iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index composed of global non-U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bonds, hedged against currency fluctuations for USD investors. IAGG was launched on Nov 10, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.

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