iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Up 68.4% in May

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 230,894 shares, an increase of 68.4% from the April 30th total of 137,143 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 326,016 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of IBTG stock opened at $22.84 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.89. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $22.82 and a 52-week high of $22.95.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.073 per share. This is a boost from iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 87.8% during the fourth quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 81,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,872,000 after buying an additional 38,251 shares during the last quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co boosted its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 238.2% during the third quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co now owns 63,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,448,000 after acquiring an additional 44,424 shares during the last quarter. Rebalance LLC grew its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 26.3% during the fourth quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 258,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,903,000 after acquiring an additional 53,739 shares in the last quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC now owns 85,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 22,981 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,419,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,587,000 after acquiring an additional 75,291 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.