Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Buys New Shares in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 435,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,730,000 after acquiring an additional 10,719 shares during the last quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 718,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,170,000 after buying an additional 36,499 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 16,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,000 after buying an additional 1,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $114,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $46.89 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a PE ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.07. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.08. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $45.37 and a 12-month high of $48.32.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.1504 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.85%.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF 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.