Gilbert Capital Group Inc. Invests $6.75 Million in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Gilbert Capital Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 138,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,749,000. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF makes up approximately 5.6% of Gilbert Capital Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Gilbert Capital Group Inc. owned 0.15% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Acorns Advisers LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Acorns Advisers LLC now owns 10,922,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,122,000 after buying an additional 194,526 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,996,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,548,000 after acquiring an additional 96,937 shares in the last quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 1,110,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,861,000 after acquiring an additional 17,378 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 24.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 930,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,288,000 after acquiring an additional 181,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prosperity Planning Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 855,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,623,000 after purchasing an additional 21,049 shares during the period.

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

ISTB opened at $48.75 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $48.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.66. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $47.57 and a 1-year high of $48.99. The company has a market cap of $4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1693 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 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.