Mason & Associates Inc Increases Stock Holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI)

Mason & Associates Inc increased its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 31.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 147,170 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 35,483 shares during the period. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF comprises 4.0% of Mason & Associates Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Mason & Associates Inc’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $17,005,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,622,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,150,956,000 after acquiring an additional 226,138 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 17,868.4% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,647,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,671,000 after acquiring an additional 2,632,906 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,035,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,511,000 after buying an additional 142,904 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,871,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,110,000 after buying an additional 12,186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 23.0% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,785,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,546,000 after buying an additional 334,081 shares in the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IEI opened at $115.37 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $115.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.25. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $113.16 and a 52 week high of $120.33.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.3303 dividend. This is a boost from iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $3.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.44%.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Profile

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).