Vicus Capital Sells 296 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Vicus Capital decreased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,570 shares of the company’s stock after selling 296 shares during the period. Vicus Capital’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $1,043,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ISTB. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. NBC Securities Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 75,900.0% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 759 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 223.4% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 869 shares during the period. Finally, Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 115.4% during the 1st quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 2,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 1,147 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ ISTB opened at $48.26 on Tuesday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.16 and a twelve month high of $48.75. The stock has a market cap of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.10. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.06.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.1705 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.24%.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Company 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.