Realta Investment Advisors Buys 1,270 Shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

Realta Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 10.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,548 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the quarter. Realta Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,495,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHV. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,785,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,273,000 after purchasing an additional 80,700 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,583,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,996,000 after acquiring an additional 99,530 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 18.7% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,131,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,002,000 after purchasing an additional 178,574 shares during the period. Divergent Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Divergent Wealth Advisors now owns 1,096,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,125,000 after purchasing an additional 60,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 116.1% in the 2nd quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 971,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,353,000 after purchasing an additional 521,879 shares during the period. 7.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SHV stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $110.15. 4,558,218 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,906,534. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.85 and a fifty-two week high of $110.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.33.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.4668 per share. This is a boost from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.47. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.09%.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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.