iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Short Interest Down 94.2% in July

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,873 shares, a decrease of 94.2% from the July 15th total of 119,301 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 24,640 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GHYG. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 110.3% in the first 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 last quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 6.9% in the fourth 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. lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $25,878,000 after buying an additional 56,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF by 18,748.0% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 9,374 shares during the last quarter.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of GHYG traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,727. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $44.39 and a 1-year high of $46.88. The stock has a market cap of $162.61 million, a P/E ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.45.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Company Profile

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.