Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) by 9.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 250 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 5,285 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $495,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 20.0% during the third quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co lifted its position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Matrix Trust Co now owns 3,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,127,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $450,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.48% of the company’s stock.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IEF opened at $93.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $33.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.67 and a beta of 0.05. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $91.02 and a 12 month high of $99.18. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $96.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.24.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.2916 dividend. This is a boost from iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $3.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%.

About iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

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.