iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 607,396 shares, a growth of 57.6% from the December 15th total of 385,472 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,326,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 1,326,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $67,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 158.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 2,050 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 668.4% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 7,687 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $232,000. Finally, Opus Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $325,000.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.1%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $22.92 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $22.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.90. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.77 and a fifty-two week high of $22.98.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a dividend of $0.0763 per share. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (IBTG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2026. The fund will terminate in December 2026. IBTG was launched on Feb 25, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.