Astor Investment Management LLC Has $2.57 Million Holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

Astor Investment Management LLC lessened its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 45.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,332 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,766 shares during the period. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 1.3% of Astor Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Astor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF were worth $2,569,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 23.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,031,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $999,158,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732,399 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 337.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,069,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,003,000 after acquiring an additional 1,596,924 shares during the period. Divergent Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Divergent Wealth Advisors now owns 1,156,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,976,000 after acquiring an additional 60,638 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 599,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,274,000 after acquiring an additional 29,814 shares during the period. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 560,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,036,000 after acquiring an additional 17,145 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of SHV opened at $110.42 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $110.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.32. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $109.91 and a one year high of $110.64.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.4268 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $5.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.64%.

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.