Sigma Planning Corp Cuts Stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI)

Sigma Planning Corp reduced its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 28.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,501 shares of the company’s stock after selling 974 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $293,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 73.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 17,107,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,935,941,000 after buying an additional 7,218,653 shares during the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 4,235,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,237,000 after purchasing an additional 114,854 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,039,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $457,122,000 after purchasing an additional 66,867 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 21.2% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,632,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,073,000 after purchasing an additional 636,492 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 33.0% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 3,219,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,305,000 after purchasing an additional 799,429 shares during the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ IEI opened at $113.58 on Friday. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $111.45 and a 52 week high of $119.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $115.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $115.09.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.3056 per share. This represents a $3.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 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).