iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) Stock Short Interest Report for October

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,697 shares, an increase of 268.5% from the September 30th total of 1,546 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,860 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

A hedge fund recently raised its position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock. Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (BATS:GHYG) by 2.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 32,498 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 661 shares during the quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC owned approximately 0.90% of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF worth $1,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF Trading Up 0.9%

GHYG opened at $43.50 on Wednesday. iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $43.06 and a 1-year high of $46.87. The company has a market capitalization of $156.60 million, a PE ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.17.

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.