iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB Holdings Raised by IRON Financial LLC

IRON Financial LLC increased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 56.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 346,166 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 125,045 shares during the quarter. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF accounts for approximately 8.1% of IRON Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. IRON Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $16,907,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 174.1% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1,394.0% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 1,631 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3,024.7% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 2,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rice Partnership LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $185,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of ISTB opened at $48.77 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $47.57 and a 1-year high of $48.99. The stock has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.72.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a $0.1699 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a broad USD-denominated bond index with 1-5 years remaining in maturities. ISTB was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.