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 recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of 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 short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 47.3% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 909,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,973,000 after purchasing an additional 291,954 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 48.9% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 194,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,493,000 after purchasing an additional 63,972 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 188,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,350,000 after buying an additional 2,083 shares during the last quarter. Boston Family Office LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Family Office LLC now owns 164,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,786,000 after buying an additional 18,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 161,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,718,000 after buying an additional 54,789 shares in the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IBTG traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $22.77. 72,982 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 376,107. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.84. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $22.44 and a twelve month high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.