Evensky & Katz LLC Buys New Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Evensky & Katz LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 13,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $631,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ISTB. Latitude Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $34,000. 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 $44,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 154.2% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Burkett Financial Services LLC lifted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 166.0% in the 2nd quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 2,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,497 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ ISTB opened at $47.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $47.01 and a 1-year high of $49.05. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $47.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.18.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF 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.