35,266 Shares in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $SHY Acquired by Ascent Advisors LLC

Ascent Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 35,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,912,000. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for 4.6% of Ascent Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHY. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP bought a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $53,414,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 118.9% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 84,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,023,000 after buying an additional 46,040 shares during the last quarter. Innova Wealth Partners increased its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 134.6% in the 1st quarter. Innova Wealth Partners now owns 318,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,269,000 after buying an additional 182,540 shares during the period. Finer Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,685,000. Finally, Stapp Wealth Management Pllc increased its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 211.2% in the 4th quarter. Stapp Wealth Management Pllc now owns 13,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,000 after buying an additional 9,027 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.15% of the company’s stock.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of SHY stock opened at $81.84 on Thursday. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $81.81 and a 12 month high of $83.20. The firm has a market cap of $25.30 billion, a PE ratio of 3,747.73 and a beta of 0.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $82.09 and a 200-day moving average of $82.50.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2383 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

About iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

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.