Astor Investment Management LLC Has $988,000 Position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Astor Investment Management LLC cut its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 19,574 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,124 shares during the quarter. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF comprises 0.5% of Astor Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Astor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $988,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Avengers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hoese & Co LLP bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Capstone Triton Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $203,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Price Performance

NEAR opened at $50.65 on Monday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a fifty-two week low of $50.10 and a fifty-two week high of $50.30. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $50.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.76.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.