Astor Investment Management LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF $NEAR

Astor Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 67.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 93,013 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,520 shares during the period. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF makes up approximately 2.6% of Astor Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Astor Investment Management LLC owned 0.14% of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF worth $4,753,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Columbia River Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the first quarter worth $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $80,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 725.9% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,606 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Flagship Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $225,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of BATS:NEAR opened at $51.18 on Thursday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 1 year low of $50.25 and a 1 year high of $51.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $51.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.92.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Company Profile

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.