iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) Short Interest Update

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 69,919 shares, a growth of 116.8% from the June 15th total of 32,244 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 24,714 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of IBIC stock opened at $25.57 on Friday. iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF has a 1 year low of $25.50 and a 1 year high of $26.13. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.83.

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IBIC. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 1,047.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 161,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,129,000 after buying an additional 147,478 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 525.7% during the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 49,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,265,000 after buying an additional 41,597 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP acquired a new stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF during the third quarter worth about $473,000. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC now owns 312,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,996,000 after acquiring an additional 16,568 shares during the period. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 58.1% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 44,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after acquiring an additional 16,222 shares during the period.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Company Profile

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.