iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 310,075 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 36% from the previous session’s volume of 227,252 shares.The stock last traded at $41.5450 and had previously closed at $41.57.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $41.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.28.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.587 per share. This is a positive change from iShares International Treasury Bond ETF’s previous annual dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This represents a yield of 142.0%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Treasury Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 16,296.4% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,648,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,446,000 after acquiring an additional 5,613,950 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,295,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,208,000 after purchasing an additional 190,929 shares during the last quarter. MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $17,467,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $12,763,000. Finally, Leuthold Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF by 43.2% in the second quarter. Leuthold Group LLC now owns 289,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,467,000 after buying an additional 87,318 shares during the last quarter.

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF, formerly iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex US (the Index). The Index is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of bonds denominated in local currencies and issued by foreign governments in developed market countries outside the United States.