Flputnam Investment Management Co. Buys 20,937 Shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF $IEF

Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) by 8.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 255,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,937 shares during the period. Flputnam Investment Management Co. owned 0.07% of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF worth $24,328,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in IEF. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new stake in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $231,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 947.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 107,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,942,000 after acquiring an additional 97,274 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 115.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 212,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,602,000 after acquiring an additional 113,663 shares in the last quarter. Arrowroot Family Office LLC acquired a new position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $236,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 902.7% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,412 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,164,000 after purchasing an additional 21,077 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.48% of the company’s stock.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of IEF opened at $96.15 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $95.13 and a 200-day moving average of $94.69. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $91.08 and a one year high of $99.18. The company has a market cap of $35.78 billion, a PE ratio of -22.00 and a beta of 0.05.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3088 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. This is a boost from iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.30.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Profile

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund) is an is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the United States Treasury bonds with remaining maturities between seven and ten years. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Barclays U.S.