Colonial Trust Advisors Cuts Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Colonial Trust Advisors decreased its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,008 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,434 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ISTB. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1,394.0% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3,024.7% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 2,571 shares during the period. Rice Partnership LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $185,000. WealthShield Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 3,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 622 shares during the period. Finally, Summa Corp. purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $204,000.

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

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $48.94 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $47.57 and a 52-week high of $48.99. The firm has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The company’s 50 day moving average is $48.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.61.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd were issued a $0.172 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd.

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.