iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB Stock: Fiduciary Advisors Inc. Boosts Position

Fiduciary Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 12.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 304,819 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,844 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF makes up 9.5% of Fiduciary Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.27% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $14,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the first quarter worth about $44,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 154.2% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 47.4% in the fourth quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 2,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 684 shares during the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 166.0% in the second quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 2,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 1,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 35.6% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the period.

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

ISTB opened at $47.35 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $47.01 and a 12-month high of $49.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $47.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.01.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.1772 dividend. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1743. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.13 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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.