Apella Capital LLC Acquires 149,948 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Apella Capital LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 62.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 390,604 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 149,948 shares during the quarter. Apella Capital LLC owned about 0.43% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $18,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ISTB. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 44,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,120,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Cim LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Cim LLC now owns 536,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,634,000 after purchasing an additional 17,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 42.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 60,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,892,000 after purchasing an additional 18,117 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $48.86 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.07. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.57 and a fifty-two week high of $48.93. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.38.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1709 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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.