iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:IGF) Short Interest Down 36.0% in July

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (NASDAQ:IGF) saw a large decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 589,473 shares, a decrease of 36.0% from the July 15th total of 920,340 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 580,003 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:IGF traded up $0.45 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $66.07. 360,558 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 879,061. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.10 and a beta of 0.61. iShares Global Infrastructure ETF has a 12 month low of $59.40 and a 12 month high of $69.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $66.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.94.

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.9337 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Global Infrastructure ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IGF. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in iShares Global Infrastructure ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 34,714,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,130,067,000 after purchasing an additional 2,444,499 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in iShares Global Infrastructure ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 9,787,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $600,550,000 after purchasing an additional 320,532 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in iShares Global Infrastructure ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 3,598,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,915,000 after acquiring an additional 92,377 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Global Infrastructure ETF by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,424,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,782,000 after purchasing an additional 456,436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its position in iShares Global Infrastructure ETF by 18.0% during the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,139,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,318,000 after acquiring an additional 326,300 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares Global Infrastructure ETF

The iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (IGF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global Infrastructure index, a market-cap-weighted index of global infrastructure companies. IGF was launched on Dec 10, 2007 and is managed by BlackRock.