iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) Shares Acquired by Lewis Asset Management LLC

Lewis Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 9.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,749 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Lewis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $225,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SHY. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 72.7% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,465,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,935,000 after buying an additional 3,563,486 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 21.8% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,658,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,678,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193,337 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,135,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,620,000 after acquiring an additional 41,969 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 68.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,759,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,417,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123,670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,337,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,226,000 after purchasing an additional 8,531 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.15% of the company’s stock.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ SHY opened at $82.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,695.45 and a beta of 0.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $82.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.35. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $80.91 and a 12-month high of $83.30.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.2804 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.