iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) Position Increased by Lee Financial Co

Lee Financial Co grew its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 9.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 186,217 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,523 shares during the period. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF makes up about 3.6% of Lee Financial Co’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Lee Financial Co owned approximately 0.11% of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF worth $20,508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,544,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $833,453,000 after acquiring an additional 29,786 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gateway Advisory LLC now owns 1,654,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,752,000 after purchasing an additional 105,580 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 282.1% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,512,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,133,000 after buying an additional 1,116,959 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,512,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,553,000 after purchasing an additional 306,437 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,439,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,033,000 after purchasing an additional 136,851 shares during the last quarter. 7.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $110.32. 2,692,575 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,342,649. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $109.85 and a twelve month high of $110.60. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $110.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.27.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were issued a $0.4637 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $5.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.04%.

About iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays Short Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Short Treasury Bond Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of public obligations of the United States Treasury that have a remaining maturity of between 1 and 12 months.