BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (BATS:MEAR) Shares Bought by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG raised its position in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (BATS:MEAR – Get Rating) by 264.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 251,689 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 182,643 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF were worth $12,514,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its stake in shares of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF by 57.9% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $256,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 5,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 5,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $312,000.

BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS MEAR opened at $49.75 on Monday. BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $49.62 and a 52 week high of $50.17. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $49.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.79.

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The iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund holds a portfolio of actively managed municipal bonds and targets a weighted average portfolio maturity of 3 years or less. MEAR was launched on Mar 3, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.