KFA Private Wealth Group LLC Acquires 30,608 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

KFA Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 19.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 191,066 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,608 shares during the quarter. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF comprises about 2.5% of KFA Private Wealth Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC owned approximately 0.18% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $9,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ISTB. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 139.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 36,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,653,000 after purchasing an additional 21,559 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Trust raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,384,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,484,000 after buying an additional 38,402 shares in the last quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board now owns 5,312,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,990,000 after buying an additional 71,400 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 945,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,071,000 after buying an additional 80,748 shares during the period. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $599,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $47.74 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $48.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.30. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $47.73 and a one year high of $49.05. The firm has a market cap of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.1772 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

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.