Goldstone Financial Group LLC Increases Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Goldstone Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,951 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,916 shares during the quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $2,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Boyd Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $7,841,000. Values First Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $7,611,000. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $3,812,000. DORVAL Corp increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 36.6% in the third quarter. DORVAL Corp now owns 266,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,893,000 after buying an additional 71,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KFA Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 124.5% in the 3rd quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 113,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,541,000 after acquiring an additional 63,130 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $47.86 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.03. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $46.65 and a 1-year high of $48.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.1587 dividend. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Company 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.