Values First Advisors Inc. Buys 28,601 Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

Values First Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 52.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 83,300 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,601 shares during the quarter. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF accounts for 2.3% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $4,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fortis Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $699,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 62,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,144,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Guidance Capital Inc. raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 0.8% in the fourth 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 during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 2.7% in the third 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 period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the period.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Stock Performance

BATS:NEAR opened at $50.55 on Wednesday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 52 week low of $50.10 and a 52 week high of $50.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $50.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.77.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

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.