iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTH) Short Interest Down 21.9% in December

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTH) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 301,103 shares, a decline of 21.9% from the December 15th total of 385,737 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 977,802 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 977,802 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IBTH remained flat at $22.48 on Friday. 340,526 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 567,875. iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $22.14 and a 52-week high of $22.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.47.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.0716 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IBTH. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,246,518 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,072,000 after purchasing an additional 35,909 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,089,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,526,000 after buying an additional 81,760 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 62.0% during the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 803,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,093,000 after buying an additional 307,527 shares during the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 412,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,296,000 after buying an additional 48,696 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Old Port Advisors raised its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 327,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,368,000 after acquiring an additional 7,185 shares during the period.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (IBTH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2027. The fund will terminate in December 2027. IBTH was launched on Feb 25, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.