MFA Wealth Services Buys New Shares in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV)

MFA Wealth Services purchased a new position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 17,723 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,952,000. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF makes up 1.6% of MFA Wealth Services’ holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 23.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,031,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $999,158,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732,399 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 337.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,069,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,003,000 after purchasing an additional 1,596,924 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $27,104,000. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 442.7% in the fourth quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 262,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,923,000 after purchasing an additional 214,280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Presidio Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $15,477,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

SHV opened at $110.38 on Friday. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.91 and a fifty-two week high of $110.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $110.23 and its 200 day moving average is $110.31.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.4268 dividend. 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%.

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.