Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Buys New Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,510 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 762.5% in the 1st quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 75,900.0% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 759 shares during the last quarter. Woodside Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of ISTB stock opened at $48.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $48.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.37. The company has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.07. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $47.57 and a 12-month high of $48.93.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1709 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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.