Short Interest in iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF (BATS:IBMQ) Rises By 174.7%

Posted by Donald Scott on May 17th, 2026

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF (BATS:IBMQ – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 32,761 shares, a growth of 174.7% from the April 15th total of 11,928 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 72,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF Price Performance

IBMQ stock opened at $25.45 on Friday. iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF has a one year low of $25.15 and a one year high of $25.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBMQ. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF by 485.7% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,253 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $120,000. CNB Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $196,000. HORAN Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $217,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 9,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 1,130 shares during the last quarter.

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF Company Profile

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The iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMQ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks the investment results of an investment-grade U.S. municipal bonds index expected to mature or be redeemed before mid-December 2028. IBMQ was launched on Apr 16, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.