Stock Traders Buy High Volume of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Put Options (NASDAQ:IEI)

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) saw unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 20,010 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 5,071% compared to the average volume of 387 put options.

Institutional Trading of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 2,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its holdings in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 7.3% during the second quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 18,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,258 shares in the last quarter. Warner Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 28,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,299,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. World Equity Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Wealthcare Capital Management LLC lifted its position in iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC now owns 98,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,555,000 after purchasing an additional 1,559 shares during the period.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

IEI stock opened at $116.98 on Thursday. iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $116.43 and a 12 month high of $120.78. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $117.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $118.41.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.3625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 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.