iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) Shares Purchased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 126,443 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,182 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.08% of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF worth $13,988,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHV. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $43,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV purchased a new position in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF during the second quarter worth $48,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF by 1,323.5% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Price Performance

SHV opened at $110.50 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $110.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.34. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $109.85 and a 12-month high of $110.64.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.4668 per share. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.47.

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.