First Citizens Financial Corp Invests $308,000 in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FLCB)

First Citizens Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FLCB) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 14,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 78,695,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,701,401,000 after purchasing an additional 15,178,085 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 16.2% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,419,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,412,000 after buying an additional 337,423 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,259,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,729,000 after acquiring an additional 166,963 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,304,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,554,000 after acquiring an additional 103,721 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 833,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,612,000 after acquiring an additional 30,877 shares during the last quarter.

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF Price Performance

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $21.06. The stock had a trading volume of 68,307 shares, compared to its average volume of 213,503. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $21.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.52. Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF has a one year low of $20.66 and a one year high of $22.17.

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF Profile

The Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF (FLCB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg US Aggregate index. The fund is an actively-managed fund that holds US investment-grade bonds, including Treasurys, MBS and investment-grade corporate bonds. Managers aim for similar risk traits to the Bloomberg U.S FLCB was launched on Sep 17, 2019 and is managed by Franklin Templeton.