iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:IBIC) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,247 shares, a decrease of 57.4% from the July 15th total of 75,785 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 36,816 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 1,047.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 161,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,129,000 after buying an additional 147,478 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 104,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,490 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 525.7% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 49,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after acquiring an additional 41,597 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 6.0% in the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 46,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,214,000 after buying an additional 2,644 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 35,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 3,983 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF Stock Performance

IBIC stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $25.63. 15,687 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,921. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.83. iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF has a 1-year low of $25.50 and a 1-year high of $26.13.

About iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF

The iShares iBonds Oct 2026 Term TIPS ETF (IBIC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of US Treasury inflation-protected securities maturing between January and October 2026. The fund will terminate in October 2026. IBIC was launched on Sep 13, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.