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

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,244 shares, a growth of 542.6% from the May 31st total of 5,018 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 8,275 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Price Performance

IBIC traded up $0.02 on Friday, hitting $26.11. 713 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,551. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.83. 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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF in the 1st quarter worth $52,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF in the second quarter valued at about $73,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 44.6% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 1,002 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 105.1% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 2,110 shares during 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.