iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) Shares Purchased by GenWealth Group Inc.

GenWealth Group Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 52.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,891 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,486 shares during the quarter. GenWealth Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $1,755,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 5,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $555,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $947,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Private Client Services LLC grew its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 6.1% during the first quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 2,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $839,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SHV stock opened at $110.08 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $110.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.26. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $109.91 and a 12-month high of $110.64.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.397 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37.

About iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

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.