iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) Shares Bought by Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC

Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 107,503 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,103 shares during the quarter. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.12% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $5,135,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ISTB. FMR LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 556.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,408 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 23.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 29,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,416,000 after acquiring an additional 5,435 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 26.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,367,000 after acquiring an additional 6,090 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.3% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 218,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,328,000 after acquiring an additional 16,622 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 700,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,113,000 after acquiring an additional 7,741 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

ISTB stock opened at $47.87 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $47.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.05. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $46.65 and a 12-month high of $48.75. The company has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.1587 per share. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th.

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.