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) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 607,396 shares, an increase of 57.6% from the December 15th total of 385,472 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company 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. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IBTG. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $67,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 158.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 668.4% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 7,687 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $232,000. Finally, Opus Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $325,000.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of IBTG traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.92. 518,687 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 811,299. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.90 and a 200-day moving average of $22.90. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $22.77 and a one year high of $22.98.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued 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 dividend yield of 4.0%.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.