iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) Shares Bought by Mariner LLC

Mariner LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,132,511 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,977 shares during the period. Mariner LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $54,100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ISTB. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $90,759,000. Spinnaker Trust boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,504,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,883,000 after purchasing an additional 210,364 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $9,491,000. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,913,000. Finally, Clune & Associates LTD. acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $6,481,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

ISTB opened at $48.08 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.07. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $46.65 and a 12-month high of $48.75.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.166 per share. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%.

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.