Stone House Investment Management LLC Has $2.07 Million Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Stone House Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 42,598 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,277 shares during the quarter. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF makes up approximately 0.4% of Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $2,072,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc increased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 16,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC increased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC now owns 91,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,401,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.9% in the second quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 5,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwest Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Northwest Capital Management Inc now owns 11,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

ISTB stock opened at $48.64 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.55. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.57 and a fifty-two week high of $48.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be issued a $0.172 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend 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.