Sanctuary Advisors LLC Acquires 766 Shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 0.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 87,063 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 766 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,164,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rational Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 178.6% during the fourth quarter. Rational Advisors LLC now owns 7,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 4,734 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 550.9% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 29,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,392,000 after purchasing an additional 24,690 shares during the last quarter. Americana Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 11,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $972,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the last quarter. Topel & Distasi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Topel & Distasi Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,701,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $255,000. 23.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $82.09 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.13 billion, a PE ratio of 3,695.45 and a beta of 0.01. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $80.91 and a 52-week high of $83.30.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2735 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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.