iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF (BATS:IBHF) Short Interest Update

iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF (BATS:IBHF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,231 shares, a growth of 296.7% from the April 30th total of 22,995 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 342,025 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BATS:IBHF opened at $22.73 on Friday. iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF has a twelve month low of $22.69 and a twelve month high of $23.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.84 and its 200-day moving average is $23.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $846.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.85 and a beta of 0.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF by 26.0% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF by 42.2% in the 4th quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 4,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,265 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $200,000. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $215,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF by 94.0% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 10,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 5,240 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

The iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF (IBHF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of USD-denominated, high yield and BBB-rated corporate bonds maturing in 2026. The fund will terminate in December 2026. IBHF was launched on Nov 10, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.