Stephens Inc. AR Cuts Holdings in iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF $MEAR

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its position in iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF (BATS:MEAR) by 20.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 136,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,081 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR owned about 0.61% of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF worth $6,871,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MEAR. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF by 206.1% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 107,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,378,000 after buying an additional 72,073 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $120,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 128,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,474,000 after buying an additional 8,740 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF by 468.5% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 131,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,587,000 after buying an additional 107,993 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF by 21.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,149,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,799,000 after buying an additional 202,654 shares during the period.

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF Price Performance

Shares of MEAR opened at $50.23 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.38. iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF has a twelve month low of $50.02 and a twelve month high of $50.79.

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF Company Profile

The iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund holds a portfolio of actively managed municipal bonds and targets a weighted average portfolio maturity of 3 years or less. MEAR was launched on Mar 3, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.