Courage Miller Partners LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Courage Miller Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 518,656 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,359 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF comprises 8.5% of Courage Miller Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Courage Miller Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $24,776,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 110,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,239,000 after acquiring an additional 32,900 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 9.1% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 48,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,301,000 after purchasing an additional 4,037 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.3% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 218,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,328,000 after purchasing an additional 16,622 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $782,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 193,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,190,000 after buying an additional 6,372 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of ISTB stock opened at $47.86 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.05. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $46.65 and a 1 year high of $48.75.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1587 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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.