iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIJ) Short Interest Update

iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIJ) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 40,865 shares, a growth of 181.5% from the July 30th total of 14,519 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,802 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBIJ. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC grew its position in iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF by 3.2% in the second quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC now owns 47,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,242,000 after purchasing an additional 1,478 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $533,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 26,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 3,630 shares during the period. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF by 52.1% in the 2nd quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after purchasing an additional 8,472 shares during the period. Finally, 4Thought Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $350,000.

iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF Stock Down 0.6%

iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF stock traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.21. The stock had a trading volume of 16,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,874. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.89. iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF has a 1-year low of $25.16 and a 1-year high of $26.68.

About iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF

The iShares iBonds Oct 2033 Term TIPS ETF (IBIJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US Treasury inflation-protected securities maturing between January and October 2033. The fund will terminate in October 2033 IBIJ was launched on Sep 19, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.