Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. Takes Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 12,245 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $599,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 37.5% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 41.8% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $97,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $103,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 37.7% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the period.

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

NASDAQ ISTB opened at $48.29 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $48.03 and a twelve month high of $49.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $48.37 and a 200 day moving average of $48.63.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.1722 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

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.