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

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 209,700 shares, a drop of 63.9% from the February 28th total of 580,100 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 583,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:IBTG traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $22.92. The stock had a trading volume of 233,406 shares, compared to its average volume of 414,360. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $22.44 and a 1-year high of $23.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.86.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.0712 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,241,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,326,000 after buying an additional 332,507 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 277.8% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 307,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,007,000 after acquiring an additional 225,886 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 269.4% during the fourth quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 137,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,133,000 after acquiring an additional 100,170 shares during the period. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $2,084,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,786,000.

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.