Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTH) Rises By 138.4%

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTH) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 161,400 shares, an increase of 138.4% from the January 31st total of 67,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 439,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBTH. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 811,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,378,000 after purchasing an additional 303,365 shares during the last quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,140,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,977,000. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 160,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,571,000 after purchasing an additional 85,704 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF by 78.8% during the 4th quarter. Boston Family Office LLC now owns 180,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,001,000 after purchasing an additional 79,423 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $22.40. The stock had a trading volume of 369,083 shares, compared to its average volume of 403,697. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.33. iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $21.79 and a 1-year high of $22.69.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.0762 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.07.

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

The iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (IBTH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury bonds maturing between January and December 2027. The fund will terminate in December 2027. IBTH was launched on Feb 25, 2020 and is managed by BlackRock.