iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 580,100 shares, an increase of 311.7% from the February 13th total of 140,900 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 584,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

IBTG stock opened at $22.87 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.86. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $22.44 and a 12 month high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.0712 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of IBTG. Costello Asset Management INC raised its holdings in 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. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $64,000. Finally, AllSquare Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 416.8% during the fourth quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after acquiring an additional 5,568 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.