5,072 Shares in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) Acquired by Empower Advisory Group LLC

Empower Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 5,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $247,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 6,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 16,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $788,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 40.7% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. now owns 25,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Family Wealth Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Horizon Family Wealth Inc. now owns 32,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,550,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $47.82 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $46.59 and a 1-year high of $48.75. The company has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.84.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1594 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.00%. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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.