Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 3.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,169 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of ISTB. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $208,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 21,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,029,000 after buying an additional 1,655 shares during the period. Rather & Kittrell Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 10.6% in the third quarter. Rather & Kittrell Inc. now owns 30,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after acquiring an additional 2,899 shares during the last quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc grew its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc now owns 1,005,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,334,000 after acquiring an additional 35,675 shares during the period. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $47.79 on Friday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $46.58 and a 12 month high of $48.75. The company has a market cap of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $48.30 and its 200-day moving average is $47.84.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.1594 per share. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.