US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF (NASDAQ:UTRE) Short Interest Up 66.7% in December

US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF (NASDAQ:UTRE) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,000 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the November 30th total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF Price Performance

Shares of UTRE stock opened at $48.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.28. US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF has a twelve month low of $48.29 and a twelve month high of $50.11.

US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.1421 dividend. This represents a $1.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.49%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

About US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF

The US Treasury 3 Year Note ETF (UTRE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE BofA Current 3-Year US Treasury index. The fund is a passively managed, single-bond fund that invests in the most recently issued, on-the-run, 3-year US Treasury note. The fund is designed for those specifically required to track the 3-year tenor on the yield curve.