iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTQ) Short Interest Up 136.2% in January

iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTQ) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 63,545 shares, an increase of 136.2% from the January 15th total of 26,903 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 71,152 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 71,152 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of IBTQ stock traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.77. The company had a trading volume of 238,988 shares, compared to its average volume of 55,993. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $25.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.52. iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $24.56 and a 52-week high of $26.00.

iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.081 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IBTQ. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $86,000. Reliant Wealth Planning purchased a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $393,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $603,000. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $22,624,000.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF

iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2035 Term Treasury ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in in U.S. treasury bonds that have a fixed coupon schedule and are denominated in U.S. dollars. It invests in bonds that will mature between January 1, 2035 and December 15, 2035. The fund seeks to track the performance of the ICE 2035 Maturity US Treasury Index, by using representative sampling technique.