Vicus Capital Acquires 940 Shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY)

Vicus Capital increased its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 9.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,625 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 940 shares during the quarter. Vicus Capital’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $869,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fulcrum Equity Management purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $472,000. Spreng Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Spreng Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,388,000 after buying an additional 1,461 shares in the last quarter. Element Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Element Wealth LLC now owns 21,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,800,000 after acquiring an additional 4,488 shares during the period. SWP Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $338,000. Finally, Sarasin & Partners LLP bought a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,151,000. 23.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SHY traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $81.65. 3,894,804 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,012,917. The stock has a market cap of $24.53 billion, a PE ratio of 3,695.45 and a beta of 0.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is $81.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.63. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $80.55 and a one year high of $82.39.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2621 per share. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

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.