iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) Short Interest Up 158.2% in January

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 85,438 shares, an increase of 158.2% from the January 15th total of 33,086 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 281,296 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 281,296 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:IBTO traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $24.70. 89,770 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 135,679. iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $23.67 and a 12-month high of $24.96. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.62.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.0864 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09.

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 117.8% in the fourth quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 70,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,727,000 after buying an additional 38,042 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 1,322,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,484,000 after purchasing an additional 259,627 shares during the last quarter. Headland Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Headland Capital LLC now owns 303,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,462,000 after purchasing an additional 8,552 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 43.5% in the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 63,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 19,157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at $2,554,000.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (IBTO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2033 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2033. The fund will terminate in December 2033. IBTO was launched on Jun 27, 2023 and is managed by BlackRock.