Short Interest in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Decreases By 60.8%

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYGGet Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,015 shares, a decrease of 60.8% from the August 15th total of 17,880 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Price Performance

GHYG traded down $0.12 during trading on Monday, hitting $44.51. 1,422 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,188. The firm has a market capitalization of $160.22 million, a P/E ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $44.39 and a 12-month high of $46.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $45.14 and a 200 day moving average of $45.27.

Institutional Trading of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GHYG. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 32,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,472,000 after purchasing an additional 661 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 110.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 15,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $681,000 after purchasing an additional 7,920 shares during the period. Hilltop Partners LLC increased its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 196,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,046,000 after purchasing an additional 12,739 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 556,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,878,000 after purchasing an additional 56,213 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 18,748.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 9,374 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

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The iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of high-yield bonds issued in developed markets and denominated in local currencies. GHYG was launched on Apr 3, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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