iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Stock Short Interest Jumps 115.9%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 209,251 shares, an increase of 115.9% from the August 31st total of 96,927 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 402,637 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IBTG remained flat at $22.88 during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The stock had a trading volume of 381,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 506,526. The business has a 50 day moving average of $22.86 and a 200-day moving average of $22.87. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $22.82 and a 12 month high of $22.95.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a $0.0745 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0727.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 27.8% in the 4th quarter. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 308,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,067,000 after buying an additional 67,118 shares during the period. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 364,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,360,000 after buying an additional 41,226 shares in the last quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 139,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,181,000 after buying an additional 21,438 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 255,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,853,000 after buying an additional 17,741 shares during the period. Finally, Essex Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $218,000.

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.