iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) Increases Dividend to $0.47 Per Share

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SHV) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, October 31st, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of 0.4668 per share on Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.47.

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SHV traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $110.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,439,089 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,906,534. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $109.85 and a 12-month high of $110.64. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.34.

About iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays Short Treasury Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. Short Treasury Bond Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of public obligations of the United States Treasury that have a remaining maturity of between 1 and 12 months.