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 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 daily trading volume, of 520,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of IBTG traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $22.77. The stock had a trading volume of 210,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 376,641. The firm 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 has a 12 month low of $22.44 and a 12 month high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0798 per share. 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IBTG. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 909,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,973,000 after acquiring an additional 291,954 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,786,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 48.9% during the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 194,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,493,000 after purchasing an additional 63,972 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 51.5% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 161,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,718,000 after purchasing an additional 54,789 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Family Office LLC grew its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Family Office LLC now owns 164,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,786,000 after purchasing an additional 18,548 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.