Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Rises By 63.9%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 383,800 shares, a growth of 63.9% from the October 31st total of 234,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 444,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IBTG. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $99,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at $100,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at $114,000. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth about $213,000. Finally, Heartland Bank & Trust Co purchased a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $267,000.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of IBTG opened at $22.84 on Friday. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $22.44 and a twelve month high of $23.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.80.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.0792 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $0.95 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.16%. This is an increase from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08.

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.