iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:IEF)

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors bought 30,544 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 91% compared to the typical volume of 15,980 put options.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ IEF traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $94.60. 4,507,033 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,266,345. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $92.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.87. The stock has a market cap of $32.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.67 and a beta of 0.05. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $91.02 and a one year high of $99.18.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2964 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Logan Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its stake in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 113.5% during the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 81.48% of the company’s stock.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Company Profile

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.