iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Update

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 234,200 shares, an increase of 78.0% from the October 15th total of 131,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 377,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of IBTG stock traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $22.80. The company had a trading volume of 177,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 331,456. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $22.44 and a 12 month high of $23.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.78.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.0792 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.95 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IBTG. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at about $267,000. PSI Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 1,511.5% in the 2nd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 62,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,407,000 after buying an additional 58,240 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 46,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,084,000 after buying an additional 7,891 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 37.7% in the 2nd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 106,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,410,000 after buying an additional 29,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 19,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after acquiring an additional 2,400 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.