iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 5,018 shares, a drop of 68.7% from the May 14th total of 16,034 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,422 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF stock remained flat at $26.09 during trading on Friday. 3,564 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,697. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.81. iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF has a 12-month low of $25.50 and a 12-month high of $26.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IBIC. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 31.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 26,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $688,000 after buying an additional 6,353 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF in the second quarter valued at $73,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 44.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 97,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,533,000 after buying an additional 6,405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 40.1% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $649,000 after buying an additional 7,156 shares in the last quarter.

About iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF

The iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (IBIC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US Treasury inflation-protected securities maturing between January and October 2026. The fund will terminate in October 2026. IBIC was launched on Sep 13, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.