Courage Miller Partners LLC Has $24.78 Million Stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Courage Miller Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 518,656 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,359 shares during the period. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF makes up about 8.5% of Courage Miller Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Courage Miller Partners LLC owned approximately 0.58% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $24,776,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ISTB. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 556.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,000 after buying an additional 2,408 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 23.0% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 29,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,416,000 after acquiring an additional 5,435 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,367,000 after acquiring an additional 6,090 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings 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 last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 700,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,113,000 after purchasing an additional 7,741 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ISTB opened at $47.86 on Tuesday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $46.65 and a 52 week high of $48.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $47.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.05. The firm has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.