Raymond James & Associates Increases Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 7.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,161,463 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 82,192 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates owned about 1.30% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $55,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ISTB. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 85.5% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $566,000. Equitable Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1,000.2% during the 1st quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 53,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,570,000 after buying an additional 48,220 shares in the last quarter. AJ Wealth Strategies LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. AJ Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 305,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,785,000 after acquiring an additional 26,153 shares during the period. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 50,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,438,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $47.48 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.98. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $45.37 and a 1-year high of $48.32.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.1404 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.55%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Company Profile

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.