Argent Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY)

Argent Advisors Inc. grew its stake in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHY) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 141,815 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,740 shares during the period. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF makes up approximately 4.3% of Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Argent Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $11,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of SHY. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 3,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 111.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 33,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,757,000 after acquiring an additional 17,525 shares in the last quarter. ETF Store Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. ETF Store Inc. now owns 4,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,000 after acquiring an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. J. W. Coons Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. J. W. Coons Advisors LLC now owns 16,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,401,000 after acquiring an additional 1,422 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nixon Peabody Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,122,000. 23.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of SHY opened at $82.39 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,755.45 and a beta of 0.01. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $80.91 and a one year high of $83.30. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.32.

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2531 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.