Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Has $3.49 Million Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 428.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 71,521 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 57,975 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $3,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ISTB. Gilbert Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $6,749,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $510,000. Clune & Associates LTD. raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 171,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,384,000 after buying an additional 21,938 shares during the last quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Courage Miller Partners LLC now owns 550,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,861,000 after acquiring an additional 40,216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 502,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,459,000 after acquiring an additional 11,785 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of ISTB opened at $49.02 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.77 and a twelve month high of $49.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The company has a 50 day moving average of $48.81 and a 200-day moving average of $48.80.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.1724 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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.