iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) Stock Short Interest Report for September

iShares Agency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGZ) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 39,392 shares, a growth of 141.6% from the September 15th total of 16,305 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,417 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Agency Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Agency Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Greenleaf Trust acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $5,153,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Agency Bond ETF by 77.3% in the second quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC now owns 9,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,071,000 after acquiring an additional 4,270 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its position in iShares Agency Bond ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 24,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Fluent Financial LLC increased its position in iShares Agency Bond ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Fluent Financial LLC now owns 38,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,209,000 after purchasing an additional 2,236 shares during the period. 9.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Agency Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA AGZ traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.47. 67,306 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,024. iShares Agency Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $105.96 and a twelve month high of $111.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $107.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.62.

iShares Agency Bond ETF Company Profile

THE ISHARES BARCLAYS AGENCY BOND FUND seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. Agency Index.