Eukles Asset Management Reduces Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Eukles Asset Management lowered its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 30,850 shares of the company’s stock after selling 757 shares during the quarter. Eukles Asset Management’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $1,474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ISTB. Spinnaker Trust boosted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 1,294,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,012,000 after acquiring an additional 47,921 shares during the last quarter. Townsend & Associates Inc raised its stake 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 buying an additional 35,675 shares in the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 882,203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,946,000 after buying an additional 38,141 shares in the last quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 792,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,855,000 after buying an additional 47,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 700,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,113,000 after acquiring an additional 7,741 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

ISTB stock opened at $47.88 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.08. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $46.65 and a 12-month high of $48.75. The firm has a market cap of $4.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1632 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.