Freestate Advisors LLC Sells 1,056 Shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $SHY

Freestate Advisors LLC reduced its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,923 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,056 shares during the quarter. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises 1.5% of Freestate Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Freestate Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,651,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SHY. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 64,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,441 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 42.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 522,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,802,000 after purchasing an additional 155,325 shares during the period. Beacon Wealthcare LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.7% during the first quarter. Beacon Wealthcare LLC now owns 91,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,545,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 530,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,904,000 after purchasing an additional 8,256 shares during the period. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. increased its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 18.3% during the first quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the period. 23.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of SHY opened at $82.84 on Friday. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $81.67 and a 12 month high of $83.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $82.77 and its 200-day moving average is $82.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.43 billion, a PE ratio of 3,747.73 and a beta of 0.01.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2584 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.