58,303 iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB Shares Acquired by VestGen Advisors LLC

VestGen Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 129.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 103,478 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 58,303 shares during the period. VestGen Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $4,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Apella Capital LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 1,469,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,372,000 after acquiring an additional 384,056 shares during the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,294,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,188,000 after purchasing an additional 81,249 shares during the period. Townsend & Associates Inc lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 1,263,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,826,000 after purchasing an additional 22,852 shares during the period. Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $57,365,000. Finally, Prosperity Planning Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 1,164,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,001,000 after purchasing an additional 65,781 shares during 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 $47.44 on Thursday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $47.01 and a 12 month high of $49.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.17. The stock has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.1772 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%.

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.