iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) Shares Purchased by Beacon Wealthcare LLC

Beacon Wealthcare LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 6.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 83,452 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,192 shares during the period. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises 2.8% of Beacon Wealthcare LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Beacon Wealthcare LLC’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $6,939,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WestEnd Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $39,000. 23.62% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SHY traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $82.43. 673,836 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,103,167. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $80.67 and a fifty-two week high of $83.30. The company has a market cap of $22.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,695.45 and a beta of 0.01. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $81.96.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2883 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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.