Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Expands By 311.7%

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 584,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

IBTG stock opened at $22.86 on Thursday. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $22.44 and a 1-year high of $23.10. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.86.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Costello Asset Management INC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 6,227.8% during the fourth quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 1,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,121 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 21,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465 shares during the period. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Horizons Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Horizons Wealth Management now owns 46,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 2,521 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

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.