Vicus Capital Sells 296 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Vicus Capital decreased its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,570 shares of the company’s stock after selling 296 shares during the period. Vicus Capital’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $1,043,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Columbus Macro LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 38,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,861,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares in the last quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 6.8% during the first quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC now owns 206,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,963,000 after buying an additional 13,053 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 368,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,825,000 after buying an additional 28,069 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 63,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,080,000 after buying an additional 3,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldstone Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 61,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,964,000 after acquiring an additional 2,343 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of ISTB opened at $48.26 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.10. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $47.16 and a twelve month high of $48.75. The company has a 50 day moving average of $48.22 and a 200-day moving average of $48.06.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a $0.1705 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.24%. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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.