First Citizens Financial Corp Acquires 11,367 Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF $NEAR

First Citizens Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 86,810 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,367 shares during the quarter. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of First Citizens Financial Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $4,328,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lane Brothers & Co. Inc. grew its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Lane Brothers & Co. Inc. now owns 17,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $899,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 10.5% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 3,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,302 shares of the company’s stock worth $782,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 5.5% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.9% during the second quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,261,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS NEAR remained flat at $49.78 during trading on Friday. 697,572 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 686,085. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 1-year low of $49.68 and a 1-year high of $51.37. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.55.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.