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 significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 357,500 shares, a growth of 49.7% from the November 30th total of 238,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 520,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at about $99,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $267,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 19,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 2,400 shares during the period.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Monday, hitting $22.77. The stock had a trading volume of 210,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 376,641. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.84. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $22.44 and a 1 year high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.0798 per share. 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. This is a boost 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.