iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (BATS:IGRO) Short Interest Update

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (BATS:IGRO) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 14,415 shares, a decrease of 34.5% from the July 30th total of 22,005 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,381 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 45,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,812,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares International Dividend Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new position in iShares International Dividend Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $86,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in iShares International Dividend Growth ETF by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in iShares International Dividend Growth ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $108,000.

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF Price Performance

BATS IGRO opened at $92.21 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $90.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.24. iShares International Dividend Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $78.18 and a 12 month high of $93.56. The company has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 0.74.

About iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

The iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (IGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of international equities that have growing dividends. IGRO was launched on May 17, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.