Courage Miller Partners LLC Buys 40,216 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Courage Miller Partners LLC raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 550,008 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,216 shares during the quarter. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF accounts for about 8.1% of Courage Miller Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Courage Miller Partners LLC owned approximately 0.59% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $26,861,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. Sfmg LLC increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 5,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 55,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,687,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MKT Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. MKT Advisors LLC now owns 38,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after buying an additional 295 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 $48.80 on Tuesday. 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 capitalization of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $48.78 and a 200-day moving average of $48.71.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.1699 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

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.