Renaissance Technologies LLC Has $10.75 Million Holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Renaissance Technologies LLC lessened its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 6.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 225,012 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,449 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned about 0.25% of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF worth $10,749,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 18,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $894,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. FC Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 31,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,495,000 after buying an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 17,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 56.3% during the 4th quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of ISTB opened at $48.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a PE ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.07. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.01.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.166 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.