iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Up 133.3% in July

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 216,782 shares, a growth of 133.3% from the June 30th total of 92,934 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 467,278 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IBTG remained flat at $22.89 on Wednesday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 280,121 shares, compared to its average volume of 493,174. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $22.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.88. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $22.82 and a 52 week high of $22.95.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.0704 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,904,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,706,000 after acquiring an additional 123,656 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,467,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,580,000 after purchasing an additional 48,050 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 97.3% during the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,331,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,547,000 after purchasing an additional 656,255 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 396,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,067,000 after purchasing an additional 67,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Midwest Professional Planners LTD. lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 12.7% during the first quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 364,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,360,000 after purchasing an additional 41,226 shares in the last quarter.

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.