Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTK) Expands By 111.5%

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTK) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,200 shares, a growth of 111.5% from the September 30th total of 15,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 50,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:IBTK traded down $0.03 on Friday, hitting $19.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 44,054 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,556. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $19.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.51. iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $18.56 and a one year high of $20.19.

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.0637 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Comerica Bank grew its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF by 210.2% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 9,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 6,601 shares during the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 13,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,325 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF by 22.2% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 48,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after purchasing an additional 8,879 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,167,000. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. grew its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF by 30.9% in the second quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 15,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 3,627 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

The iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (IBTK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2030. The fund will terminate in December 2030. IBTK was launched on Jul 14, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.