iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) Shares Acquired by Sicart Associates LLC

Sicart Associates LLC raised its stake in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) by 272.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 90,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 66,018 shares during the period. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF accounts for about 3.0% of Sicart Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Sicart Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 109.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 135,281 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,274,000 after buying an additional 70,696 shares during the last quarter. Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 27.6% during the third quarter. Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC now owns 68,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,753,000 after buying an additional 14,906 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 62.6% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after buying an additional 7,508 shares during the last quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 34.3% during the third quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 23,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after buying an additional 5,916 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 81.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

IEF opened at $92.38 on Friday. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $91.02 and a twelve month high of $99.18. The stock has a market cap of $31.47 billion, a PE ratio of -21.67 and a beta of 0.05. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.29 and its 200-day moving average is $95.25.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3075 per share. This is a boost from iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $3.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.99%.

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.