iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF $IAGG Stock: Nationwide Fund Advisors Boosts Position

Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its holdings in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (BATS:IAGG) by 59.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,470,181 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,030,981 shares during the period. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF comprises approximately 11.6% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors owned about 2.67% of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF worth $269,133,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,341,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,190,000 after buying an additional 695,050 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,588,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,491,000 after buying an additional 236,782 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,115,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,889,000 after buying an additional 26,872 shares during the last quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC now owns 951,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,799,000 after buying an additional 17,854 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Syon Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF by 5.4% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 516,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,134,000 after acquiring an additional 26,351 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

IAGG opened at $49.49 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $49.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.94. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $48.81 and a 12-month high of $51.82.

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.3151 dividend. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a decrease from iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.4153.

About iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

The iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (IAGG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index composed of global non-U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bonds, hedged against currency fluctuations for USD investors. IAGG was launched on Nov 10, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.