O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF $IEI

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 11.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 284,873 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,803 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.19% of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF worth $34,000,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 17,694,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,111,829,000 after buying an additional 1,180,896 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 54.6% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,643,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,992,633 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 4,253,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,392,000 after acquiring an additional 236,652 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,052,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,260,000 after acquiring an additional 190,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,741,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,059,000 after acquiring an additional 290,112 shares in the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

IEI opened at $116.71 on Tuesday. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $116.51 and a 52 week high of $120.78. The business has a 50 day moving average of $117.91 and a 200-day moving average of $118.90.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.3694 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. This is a positive change from iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st.

About iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

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). The Index measures the performance of public obligations of the United States Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to three years and less than seven years. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.