Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 5.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,694 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,153 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned 0.07% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $3,080,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ISTB. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $90,759,000. Acorns Advisers LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 10,728,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,494,000 after buying an additional 497,728 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 534.9% during the 1st quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 240,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,573,000 after buying an additional 202,751 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,491,000. Finally, Clune & Associates LTD. purchased a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,481,000.

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

NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $48.59 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $47.16 and a 12 month high of $48.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $48.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.09. The firm has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1705 per share. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF 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.