Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Grows By 18.2%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 362,897 shares, a growth of 18.2% from the February 26th total of 307,037 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 401,255 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,904,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,706,000 after purchasing an additional 123,656 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,467,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,580,000 after purchasing an additional 48,050 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 97.3% during the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,331,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,547,000 after purchasing an additional 656,255 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 708,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,206,000 after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 24.6% during the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 435,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,004,000 after buying an additional 86,042 shares in the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of IBTG traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.85. 327,064 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 572,438. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $22.81 and a 52 week high of $22.98. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.90.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.0685 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%.

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.