iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.18

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, June 30th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of 0.1839 per share on Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SLQD stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 101,142 shares, compared to its average volume of 243,198. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.55. iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $50.13 and a 12-month high of $50.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 936,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,617,000 after purchasing an additional 49,354 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust grew its position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 736,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,335,000 after purchasing an additional 52,047 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 488,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,769,000 after purchasing an additional 24,974 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 292,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,848,000 after purchasing an additional 6,690 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC raised its holdings in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 179,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,093,000 after buying an additional 4,183 shares during the last quarter.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade, USD-denominated corporate bonds with 0-5 years remaining to maturity. SLQD was launched on Oct 15, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.