Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 7.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 478,052 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,449 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF makes up approximately 3.1% of Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $23,152,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ISTB. Spire Wealth Management grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 41.7% during the 4th quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $97,000.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

ISTB opened at $48.12 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.52. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.02 and a fifty-two week high of $49.05.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.1713 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 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.