iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) Short Interest Down 47.2% in February

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:IBTG) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 140,900 shares, a decrease of 47.2% from the January 31st total of 266,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 583,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IBTG traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $22.86. 575,008 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 473,030. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.87. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $22.44 and a 52-week high of $23.10.

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.0712 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

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

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.