Argent Advisors Inc. Raises Position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF $SHV

Argent Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 29,123 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,982 shares during the quarter. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $3,218,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC now owns 11,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,242,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 17,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,979,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the period. American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP increased its stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP now owns 2,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Finally, Calamos Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,842,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SHV stock opened at $110.41 on Friday. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $110.02 and a 1 year high of $110.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $110.25 and a 200 day moving average of $110.29.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.3569 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF 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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.