KFA Private Wealth Group LLC Grows Stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

KFA Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 214,882 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,816 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF accounts for 2.4% of KFA Private Wealth Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC owned approximately 0.20% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $10,153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SigFig Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. SigFig Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,000 after buying an additional 1,511 shares in the last quarter. FC Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 34,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,621,000 after buying an additional 3,704 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 609,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,429,000 after acquiring an additional 52,473 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,845,000 after acquiring an additional 13,814 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 154.2% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:ISTB traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $47.20. 943,313 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 506,431. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $47.01 and a one year high of $49.05. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $47.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.06. The company has a market cap of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1772 per share. This is a positive change from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1743. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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.