JGP Wealth Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF $ISTB

JGP Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 142,905 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,738 shares during the period. JGP Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $6,967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ISTB. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 15,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $753,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Bfsg LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.4% during the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 3,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 7.6% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 3,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of ISTB stock opened at $48.38 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $48.75 and a 200-day moving average of $48.79. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $47.77 and a 12-month high of $49.05. The firm has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.11.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1656 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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.