iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Shares Bought by Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 120,827 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,842 shares during the period. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $6,102,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Avengers Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of BATS:NEAR opened at $50.81 on Friday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.88 and a fifty-two week high of $51.40. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.74.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1802 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

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.