Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 9,023 Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) by 26.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,270 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,023 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF were worth $1,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 16,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $788,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Corepath Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Corepath Wealth Partners LLC now owns 118,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,704,000 after purchasing an additional 3,983 shares during the period. Investment Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 47,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,298,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares in the last quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. now owns 25,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the period. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 336,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,372,000 after buying an additional 35,191 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock opened at $47.87 on Wednesday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $46.65 and a 1 year high of $48.75. The firm has a market cap of $4.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $47.84 and a 200 day moving average of $48.08.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF 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.