Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. Has $1.53 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. grew its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 48.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,265 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,882 shares during the quarter. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF comprises about 0.9% of Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. owned approximately 0.05% of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF worth $1,528,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,050,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,075,000 after purchasing an additional 127,069 shares during the period. Donaldson Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC now owns 625,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,026,000 after purchasing an additional 40,738 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 33.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 485,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,904,000 after buying an additional 122,308 shares in the last quarter. Members Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $18,047,000. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $16,479,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF stock opened at $50.82 on Friday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a one year low of $50.10 and a one year high of $50.30. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.76.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.1953 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.