Umpqua Bank Decreases Position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Umpqua Bank cut its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 42.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,127 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,052 shares during the quarter. Umpqua Bank’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $561,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC now owns 13,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 62,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,144,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 32,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 10,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS NEAR opened at $50.84 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.74. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 1 year low of $49.88 and a 1 year high of $51.40.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1802 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Company Profile

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.