Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Acquires 33,744 Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 23.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 175,112 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,744 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.30% of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF worth $8,843,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NEAR. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $67,220,000. Members Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter worth $18,047,000. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $16,479,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in 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 worth $105,075,000 after acquiring an additional 127,069 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. acquired a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter worth $6,276,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of BATS:NEAR opened at $50.79 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $50.65 and its 200-day moving average is $50.74. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 52-week low of $49.88 and a 52-week high of $51.40.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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.