iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB is Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 6.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 386,857 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,946 shares during the quarter. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF comprises 2.6% of Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC owned about 0.41% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $18,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ISTB. Gilbert Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $6,749,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $510,000. Clune & Associates LTD. increased its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 14.7% in the third quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 171,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,384,000 after purchasing an additional 21,938 shares during the last quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 550,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,861,000 after purchasing an additional 40,216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 405.5% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 5,101 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

ISTB stock opened at $48.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.74. The stock has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $47.73 and a one year high of $48.99.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.1699 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Company 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.