iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Up 18.2% in March

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 362,897 shares, an increase of 18.2% from the February 26th total of 307,037 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 401,255 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IBTG remained flat at $22.92 during trading hours on Tuesday. The company had a trading volume of 661,650 shares, compared to its average volume of 576,922. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $22.81 and a 12-month high of $22.98. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $22.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.90.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.0685 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $67,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 158.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,050 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $136,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $203,000 after acquiring an additional 7,687 shares in the last quarter.

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.