Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV Buys 20,187 Shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF $IEI

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) by 39.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 71,277 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,187 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $8,507,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IEI. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 25.7% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,313,000. Camarda Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 15.4% in the second quarter. Camarda Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $934,000 after buying an additional 1,049 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 11.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,741,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,059,000 after buying an additional 290,112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1,793.7% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 95,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,362,000 after purchasing an additional 90,367 shares during the last quarter.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ IEI opened at $118.67 on Thursday. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $116.89 and a 12-month high of $120.78. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $119.13 and its 200-day moving average is $119.40.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.3615 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. This is a boost from iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

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). The Index measures the performance of public obligations of the United States Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to three years and less than seven years. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.