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) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 580,100 shares, a growth of 311.7% from the February 13th total of 140,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 584,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

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

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IBTG opened at $22.86 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.86. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $22.44 and a 1 year 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.0712 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.