Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Buys 24,974 Shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $SLQD

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) by 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 488,532 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,974 shares during the quarter. iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF makes up 1.6% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $24,769,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 887,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,894,000 after purchasing an additional 31,437 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 15,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 109.9% in the 3rd quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 1,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 847 shares in the last quarter. Argent Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Argent Advisors Inc. now owns 38,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,944,000 after purchasing an additional 3,011 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 175,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,904,000 after purchasing an additional 11,269 shares in the last quarter.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SLQD opened at $50.18 on Wednesday. iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a one year low of $50.09 and a one year high of $50.99. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.64.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.186 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. This is an increase from iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Profile

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade, USD-denominated corporate bonds with 0-5 years remaining to maturity. SLQD was launched on Oct 15, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.