iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 423,700 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the December 15th total of 357,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 570,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth $114,000. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 19,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 2,400 shares during the period. Horizons Wealth Management raised its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Horizons Wealth Management now owns 46,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after acquiring an additional 2,521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 20.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 46,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 7,891 shares during the period.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:IBTG remained flat at $22.83 during mid-day trading on Friday. 383,928 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 525,348. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $22.44 and a 52-week high of $23.10. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.85.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a $0.0798 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.19%.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (IBTG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2026. The fund will terminate in December 2026. IBTG was launched on Feb 25, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.