iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 23,250 shares, an increase of 531.6% from the July 30th total of 3,681 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,806 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $23.80 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $23.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.32. iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $23.33 and a one year high of $25.70.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.0954 dividend. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF stock. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) by 39.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,182,577 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 333,931 shares during the quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp owned 32.85% of iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF worth $29,222,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

The iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (IBGA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2044 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2044. The fund will terminate in December 2044. IBGA was launched on Jun 11, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.