iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 23,250 shares, an increase of 531.6% from the July 30th total of 3,681 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,806 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of IBGA opened at $23.80 on Wednesday. iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $23.33 and a 12-month high of $25.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $23.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.32.

iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0954 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF

An institutional investor recently raised its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF stock. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGA) by 39.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,182,577 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 333,931 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp owned 32.85% of iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF worth $29,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (IBGA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2044 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2044. The fund will terminate in December 2044. IBGA was launched on Jun 11, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.