Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Has $14.30 Million Holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 5,315.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 174,422 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 171,201 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF worth $14,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 51.6% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 107,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,840,000 after purchasing an additional 36,585 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $719,000. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc lifted its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 211,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,316,000 after acquiring an additional 22,721 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 12,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,041,000 after acquiring an additional 1,859 shares during the period. Finally, Purus Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Purus Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. 23.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SHY opened at $82.53 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,762.27 and a beta of 0.01. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.27. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $81.21 and a 52-week high of $83.30.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.2592 per share. This represents a $3.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF 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.