Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGL) Expands By 61.3%

iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBGL) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,331 shares, a growth of 61.3% from the December 15th total of 1,445 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,752 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,752 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IBGL opened at $24.51 on Friday. iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $23.33 and a 52-week high of $26.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.55.

iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a $0.0967 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%.

iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2055 Term Treasury ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in in U.S. treasury bonds that have a fixed coupon schedule and are denominated in U.S. dollars. It invests in bonds that will mature between January 1, 2055 and December 15, 2055. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg ICE 2055 Maturity US Treasury Index, by using representative sampling technique.