Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Purchases 34,031 Shares of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (BATS:MEAR)

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (BATS:MEAR – Get Rating) by 660.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,182 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,031 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF were worth $1,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MEAR. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its position in shares of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF by 57.9% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted 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 buying an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted 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 buying an additional 278 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $312,000. Finally, Toroso Investments LLC boosted its stake in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. Toroso Investments LLC now owns 6,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 887 shares in the last quarter.

BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of MEAR stock opened at $49.78 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.79. BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF has a one year low of $49.62 and a one year high of $50.17.

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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.