Probity Advisors Inc. Sells 3,788 Shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

Probity Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV – Get Rating) by 21.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 13,868 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,788 shares during the quarter. Probity Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,531,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cutler Group LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 15.2% in the third quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 251,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 33,302 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 36.5% in the fourth quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 815 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 27.8% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 763 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 619.0% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 910 shares during the period.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.01 on Friday, hitting $110.22. 11,577,535 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,208,143. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $110.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.33. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $110.12 and a 1 year high of $110.52.

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 3rd were given a $0.033 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 2nd. This is a positive change from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.02.

About iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (Get Rating)

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.

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