iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) Shares Bought by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 3.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,169 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Spinnaker Trust raised its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,294,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,012,000 after purchasing an additional 47,921 shares during the period. Townsend & Associates Inc grew its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 1,005,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,334,000 after purchasing an additional 35,675 shares in the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 882,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,946,000 after buying an additional 38,141 shares during the period. Prosperity Planning Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 744,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,252,000 after buying an additional 8,285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MBL Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 2.6% during the second quarter. MBL Wealth LLC now owns 678,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,118,000 after acquiring an additional 16,989 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $47.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $46.58 and a one year high of $48.75. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.84.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.1594 dividend. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.00%. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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.