Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stock Holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 32.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,755 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,396 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 1,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 13,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,564,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. TAP Consulting LLC raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. TAP Consulting LLC now owns 11,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,359,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Robinson Value Management Ltd. raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Robinson Value Management Ltd. now owns 22,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,669,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 2,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF stock opened at $116.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $115.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.26. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a one year low of $113.16 and a one year high of $120.33.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a $0.3303 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a positive change from iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.41%.

About iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Index (the Index).