iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) is Values First Advisors Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Values First Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 26,404 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,090 shares during the quarter. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises 1.8% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,049,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of IEI. Mason & Associates Inc increased its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 11.4% in the second quarter. Mason & Associates Inc now owns 68,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,932,000 after purchasing an additional 7,053 shares during the last quarter. E&G Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 456.5% during the 2nd quarter. E&G Advisors LP now owns 13,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,567,000 after acquiring an additional 11,133 shares during the last quarter. Sinecera Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sinecera Capital LLC now owns 15,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,756,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 16,400.0% in the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 3,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $457,000 after acquiring an additional 3,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 11.8% in the second quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 14,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,663,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

IEI stock traded up $0.16 on Friday, hitting $118.40. 1,496,143 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,592,257. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $111.45 and a twelve month high of $119.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $116.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.55.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3154 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This is a boost from iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $3.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.20%.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Index (the Index).