Leuthold Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF)

Leuthold Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) by 59.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 18,039 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF were worth $4,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 1,494.7% during the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,722,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $165,998,000 after buying an additional 1,614,158 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $128,523,000. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA bought a new position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $92,585,000. Advance Capital Management Inc. grew its position in iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 4,464.2% in the 4th quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. now owns 885,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,376,000 after purchasing an additional 866,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 111.3% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,374,256 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $132,465,000 after acquiring an additional 723,830 shares during the period. 81.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IEF traded up $0.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $94.86. The company had a trading volume of 3,115,117 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,802,568. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $88.86 and a twelve month high of $97.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.63 billion, a PE ratio of -21.67 and a beta of 0.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $93.43 and its 200 day moving average is $93.95.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a $0.2851 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $3.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%.

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.