iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Up 49.7% in December

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 357,500 shares, an increase of 49.7% from the November 30th total of 238,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 520,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

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

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBTG. Heartland Bank & Trust Co acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at $267,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 46,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after buying an additional 7,891 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 63,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,463,000 after buying an additional 1,320 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 19,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 2,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $99,000.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF stock traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.76. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 385,915 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,361. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $22.44 and a 1-year high of $23.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.84.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.0798 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.