Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC Trims Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC lessened its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 0.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 362,911 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,885 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF comprises 2.6% of Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC owned 0.40% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $17,621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. now owns 250,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,186,000 after purchasing an additional 40,843 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1,394.0% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 114,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,581,000 after purchasing an additional 8,942 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Finally, Providence First Trust Co raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 130,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,353,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $48.86 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.57 and a twelve month high of $48.99.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.172 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

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.