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

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 362,897 shares, a growth of 18.2% from the February 26th total of 307,037 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 401,255 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IBTG. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth $48,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at about $67,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 158.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,050 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $136,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 668.4% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after acquiring an additional 7,687 shares in the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $22.84 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.90. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.81 and a fifty-two week high of $22.98.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.0756 per share. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.