iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTO) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 68,181 shares, an increase of 862.3% from the November 30th total of 7,085 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 51,390 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 51,390 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ IBTO opened at $24.59 on Friday. iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $23.29 and a 1-year high of $24.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $24.72 and a 200-day moving average of $24.54.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a $0.0855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This is an increase from iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 1,063,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,210,000 after buying an additional 131,429 shares during the last quarter. Headland Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Headland Capital LLC now owns 284,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,969,000 after acquiring an additional 11,898 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at about $2,554,000. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 43.5% during the third quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 63,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,557,000 after acquiring an additional 19,157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF by 159.9% during the third quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 32,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $796,000 after acquiring an additional 19,876 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

The iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (IBTO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2033 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2033. The fund will terminate in December 2033. IBTO was launched on Jun 27, 2023 and is managed by BlackRock.