iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 209,251 shares, an increase of 115.9% from the August 31st total of 96,927 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 402,637 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IBTG. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. grew its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 364,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,360,000 after buying an additional 41,226 shares during the last quarter. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 27.8% in the 4th quarter. Eldridge Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 308,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,067,000 after purchasing an additional 67,118 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 88.9% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 11,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 5,268 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Atlantic Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Private Wealth LLC now owns 255,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,853,000 after buying an additional 17,741 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

IBTG opened at $22.88 on Wednesday. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.82 and a fifty-two week high of $22.95. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.87.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.0745 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0727. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%.

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.