Short Interest in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) Declines By 57.4%

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,247 shares, a decline of 57.4% from the July 15th total of 75,785 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,816 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 31.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 26,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $688,000 after acquiring an additional 6,353 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $73,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 44.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its position in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 40.1% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $649,000 after buying an additional 7,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 35,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 3,983 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA IBIC remained flat at $25.61 during trading on Friday. 46,750 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,979. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.83. iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF has a 1 year low of $25.50 and a 1 year high of $26.13.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Company Profile

The iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (IBIC) 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 2026. The fund will terminate in October 2026. IBIC was launched on Sep 13, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.