Aspiriant LLC Raises Stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $SHY

Aspiriant LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 373.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 42,153 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,254 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,491,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 58.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 17,024,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,412,338,000 after buying an additional 6,281,496 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 11,740,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,965,000 after acquiring an additional 133,178 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,703,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,134,000 after acquiring an additional 272,758 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC boosted its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 93.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC now owns 5,000,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,820,000 after acquiring an additional 2,414,144 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,682,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,325,000 after acquiring an additional 257,934 shares during the period. 23.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SHY opened at $82.36 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.84. The firm has a market cap of $24.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,747.73 and a beta of 0.05. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $82.21 and a 1 year high of $83.20.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2469 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

About iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

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.