iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF (BATS:GOVZ) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 140.3% in September

iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF (BATS:GOVZ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 125,756 shares, a growth of 140.3% from the August 31st total of 52,327 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 460,113 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF stock. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF (BATS:GOVZ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 278,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,000. iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF comprises 2.3% of Sankala Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Sankala Group LLC owned approximately 0.98% of iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of BATS GOVZ opened at $31.54 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $33.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.26. iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $31.41 and a 52-week high of $41.02.

iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF (GOVZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value weighted index of US separate trading of registered interest and principal securities (STRIPS), with remaining maturities of at least 25 years. GOVZ was launched on Sep 22, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.