Eukles Asset Management Has $1.36 Million Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Eukles Asset Management reduced its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,571 shares of the company’s stock after selling 603 shares during the quarter. Eukles Asset Management’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $1,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 70.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,936,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,569,000 after acquiring an additional 1,631,572 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 192.9% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,332,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,328,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536,150 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,964,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 23.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,870,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,372,000 after acquiring an additional 549,869 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,871,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,295,000 after acquiring an additional 400,996 shares during the period.

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

Shares of ISTB traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $46.88. The stock had a trading volume of 131,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 513,763. The firm has a market cap of $4.05 billion, a PE ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.07. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.06. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $45.37 and a one year 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.1504 per share. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.