iShares S&P/Citigroup International ETF News

Morgan Stanley is bullish on equities in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and suggest an overweight position in developed-market government bonds, including long-dated Treasuries, and the dollar.

Global financial market crisis is likely to trigger a risk-off sentiment. These ETFs may thus gain ahead.

According to strategists at BlackRock Inc., stock volatility will remain rife in the coming days.

Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 90.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 829,268 shares of the companys stock after purchasing an additional 393,049 []

Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 23,723 shares of the companys stock after purchasing an additional 1,881 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd.s holdings in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,240,000 at the end []

Bank of America Corp DE trimmed its position in iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 137,570 shares of the companys stock after selling 24,242 shares during the quarter. Bank of America []

Shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $50.71 and last traded at $50.71, with a volume of 2050 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $51.05. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.83. []

Pure Financial Advisors Inc. cut its position in shares of iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 23,578 shares of the companys stock after selling 2,237 shares during the quarter. Pure Financial Advisors Inc. owned []

Eurozone government bonds have been rising in recent weeks on fears of a slowdown in Europe. Fixed income investors can also diversify with the strengthening global debt markets through international

Past experience shows us that emerging markets have historically reacted positively to higher global rates, especially if the latter reflects an improving global growth outlook. Most emerging markets

After months of plummeting yields, 10-year government bonds experienced a sell-off in August. The yield on Finland's 10-year benchmark note saw the largest increase of 16.5 basis points, ending the mo

We anticipated the next downturn would mark a further step toward loose monetary policy, piloting toward zero or negative interest rates and more asset purchases.

The global bond market is less volatile and supplies bigger diversification benefits than the US bond market.

60% of all global yields are now less than 1.00% and 86% of all global yields are now less than 2.00% according to the Financial Times.

Risk and liquidity premia have largely been removed from assets such as US investment grade, the European periphery, and emerging market rates.