iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Up 57.6% in December

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 607,396 shares, a growth of 57.6% from the December 15th total of 385,472 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,326,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,326,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IBTG traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.92. The stock had a trading volume of 518,687 shares, compared to its average volume of 811,299. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $22.77 and a 12 month high of $22.98. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.90.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.0763 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $67,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 2,050 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 668.4% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 7,687 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at $232,000. Finally, Opus Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth $325,000.

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.