iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $SHY Shares Purchased by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 118.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,768 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,040 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $7,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 133,178 shares in the last quarter. Argyle Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 80.9% in the 3rd quarter. Argyle Capital Partners LLC now owns 32,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,703,000 after acquiring an additional 14,571 shares during the last quarter. 1858 Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $3,475,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 391,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,443,000 after acquiring an additional 5,876 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.15% of the company’s stock.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of SHY opened at $82.65 on Tuesday. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $82.21 and a 12-month high of $83.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $82.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,747.73 and a beta of 0.05.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.223 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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.