Sicart Associates LLC Has $567,000 Stock Position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

Sicart Associates LLC reduced its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 22.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,150 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the period. Sicart Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $567,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SHV. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,434,000 after purchasing an additional 2,042 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $392,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 14.8% during the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 2,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 212.7% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 51,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,644,000 after buying an additional 34,741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 33.3% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 8,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $918,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075 shares in the last quarter. 7.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SHV opened at $110.29 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $110.31. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $109.91 and a 52 week high of $110.64.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.4268 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $5.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.64%.

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.