US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (NASDAQ:UFIV) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (NASDAQ:UFIV) saw a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 8,200 shares, an increase of 22.4% from the February 13th total of 6,700 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF Stock Performance

UFIV opened at $48.48 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.51. US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF has a 1 year low of $47.32 and a 1 year high of $50.02.

US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1666 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in UFIV. Huntington National Bank bought a new stake in shares of US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $93,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $551,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,545,000.

US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF Company Profile

The US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (UFIV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE BofA Current 5-Year US Treasury index. The fund is a passively managed, single-bond fund that invests in the most recently issued, on-the-run, 5-year US Treasury note. The fund is designed for those specifically required to track the 5-year tenor on the yield curve.