Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Has $25.06 Million Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 513,036 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,275 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF accounts for 0.6% of Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $25,057,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Sfmg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 5,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 55,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,687,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MKT Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. MKT Advisors LLC now owns 38,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ ISTB opened at $48.80 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $47.57 and a 12-month high of $48.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.71.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a $0.1699 dividend. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th.

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.