iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $SHY Shares Sold by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lessened its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 23.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 134,227 shares of the company’s stock after selling 40,195 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SHY. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 11,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $965,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 176.5% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 653 shares in the last quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC grew its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% during the first quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after buying an additional 1,723 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.9% during the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 12,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,059,000 after buying an additional 716 shares during the period. Finally, Alliance Wealth Management Group increased its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.0% in the first quarter. Alliance Wealth Management Group now owns 5,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $457,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.15% of the company’s stock.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

SHY stock opened at $82.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $82.56 and a 200-day moving average of $82.49. The company has a market cap of $23.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,747.73 and a beta of 0.01. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $81.67 and a 12-month high of $83.30.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st were given a dividend of $0.2698 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. This is a positive change from iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.26. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Profile

The iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year index. The fund tracks a market weighted index of debt issued by the US Treasury with 1-3 years remaining to maturity. Treasury STRIPS are excluded. SHY was launched on Jul 22, 2002 and is managed by BlackRock.