iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) Short Interest Update

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 850,398 shares, a decline of 78.0% from the April 30th total of 3,859,895 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 850,418 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IAGG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,430,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,742,185 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 19.9% during the first quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 6,048,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,658,000 after buying an additional 1,001,984 shares during the last quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 1,026.2% during the fourth quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 5,873,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,715,000 after buying an additional 5,351,620 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 67.9% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,209,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,125,000 after buying an additional 893,292 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,166,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,968,000 after buying an additional 123,256 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Performance

IAGG traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $50.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,908,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,768,445. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.44. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $49.63 and a twelve month high of $51.83.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index composed of global non-U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bonds, hedged against currency fluctuations for USD investors. IAGG was launched on Nov 10, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.