Empower Advisory Group LLC Makes New Investment in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Empower Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $247,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ISTB. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth $1,407,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 69.3% in the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 15,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 6,456 shares in the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 9,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 29.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 523,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,839,000 after acquiring an additional 117,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cim LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Cim LLC now owns 491,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,322,000 after acquiring an additional 28,330 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $47.82 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $48.29 and a 200 day moving average of $47.84. The firm has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $46.59 and a 1 year high of $48.75.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.1594 dividend. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.00%. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.