iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $50.55 and last traded at $50.54, with a volume of 391200 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $50.41.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $50.57 and a 200-day moving average of $50.77.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1953 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Fortis Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC now owns 13,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp lifted its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 62,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,144,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 32,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 10,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Company Profile

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.