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

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 209,700 shares, a decrease of 63.9% from the February 28th total of 580,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 583,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,241,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,326,000 after acquiring an additional 332,507 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 277.8% during the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 307,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,007,000 after purchasing an additional 225,886 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF by 269.4% in the fourth quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 137,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,133,000 after purchasing an additional 100,170 shares during the period. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,084,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,786,000.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

IBTG stock opened at $22.90 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.86. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $22.44 and a fifty-two week high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.