iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) Short Interest Update

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 886,400 shares, a decrease of 59.0% from the January 31st total of 2,160,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,602,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $110.46. 5,488,857 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,865,799. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $110.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.32. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.4033 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $247,000. Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $7,380,000. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 25,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,857,000 after acquiring an additional 3,738 shares during the period. Finally, Ascent Group LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 17,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,873,000 after purchasing an additional 2,015 shares during the last quarter. 7.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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.