Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC reduced its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 87.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,740 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,916 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $85,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ISTB. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 100.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 165,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,983,000 after buying an additional 82,911 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,681,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 7,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 6,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 12.7% during the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $487,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of ISTB opened at $48.94 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $47.77 and a 12 month high of $48.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $48.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.78.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1724 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. 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.