Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Reduces Position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 38.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,857 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,083 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $5,710,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 39.1% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,660 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 44,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,955,000 after buying an additional 2,598 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 44.9% during the third quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 3,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 139,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,446,000 after buying an additional 542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. 7.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of SHV opened at $110.11 on Thursday. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $109.91 and a 52-week high of $110.64. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.30.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.3836 per share. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Company 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.