Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC Has $1.92 Million Holdings in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 36.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,357 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,335 shares during the quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF were worth $1,916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in NEAR. Rollins Financial grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 61.8% during the 3rd quarter. Rollins Financial now owns 75,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,783,000 after purchasing an additional 28,965 shares during the last quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $915,000 after acquiring an additional 10,371 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $361,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $347,000. Finally, Financial Sense Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $206,000.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF stock traded up $0.04 on Tuesday, hitting $50.09. The stock had a trading volume of 173,939 shares. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $50.25 and a 200 day moving average of $50.26. BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $50.10 and a twelve month high of $50.30.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.1987 dividend. This is a boost from BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.