Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Increases By 18.5%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 423,700 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the December 31st total of 357,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 570,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

IBTG stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.87. The company had a trading volume of 708,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 485,236. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.87. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.44 and a fifty-two week 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. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.0798 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. This is an increase from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Costello Asset Management INC lifted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 6,227.8% during the 4th quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 1,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,121 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 63,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,463,000 after acquiring an additional 1,320 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 21,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 188,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,350,000 after purchasing an additional 2,083 shares during the last quarter.

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.