Johnson Financial Group Inc. Purchases 51,171 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 12.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 460,948 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 51,171 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF accounts for 0.8% of Johnson Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Johnson Financial Group Inc. owned 0.49% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $22,513,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 100.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 165,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,983,000 after purchasing an additional 82,911 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the first quarter worth about $1,681,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 13.3% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 268,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,049,000 after buying an additional 31,429 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Omega Financial Group LLC raised its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC now owns 273,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,319,000 after buying an additional 3,748 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $48.47 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $48.80 and a 200 day moving average of $48.80. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a one year low of $47.77 and a one year high of $49.05. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1656 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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.