Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) Rises By 150.4%

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 66,600 shares, a growth of 150.4% from the November 30th total of 26,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 87,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IBTO opened at $23.55 on Friday. iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $23.35 and a 1-year high of $25.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $24.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.44.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.0886 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.51%.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (IBTO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2033 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2033. The fund will terminate in December 2033. IBTO was launched on Jun 27, 2023 and is managed by BlackRock.