iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF (BATS:IBMS) Short Interest Update

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF (BATS:IBMS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 121,087 shares, a growth of 213.6% from the July 15th total of 38,608 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 52,591 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 3.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 16,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF by 10.2% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 11,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. 10Elms LLP lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. 10Elms LLP now owns 6,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. increased its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. now owns 32,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $827,000 after purchasing an additional 3,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 220,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,714,000 after purchasing an additional 6,617 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF Stock Performance

IBMS traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.77. 17,777 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 62,359. iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $25.59 and a 1-year high of $26.41. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $25.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.95.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks the investment results of an investment-grade U.S. municipal bonds index expected to mature or be redeemed before mid-December 2030 IBMS was launched on May 22, 2024 and is issued by BlackRock.