iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Sets New 12-Month High After Dividend Announcement

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday after the company announced a dividend. The company traded as high as $50.55 and last traded at $50.52, with a volume of 391200 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $50.41.

The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.1953 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Price Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average price is $50.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEAR. Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the third quarter worth $263,000. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 162,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,325,000 after buying an additional 2,374 shares in the last quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 15.4% during the third quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 71,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,686,000 after buying an additional 9,624 shares in the last quarter. Oxinas Partners Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 36.0% during the third quarter. Oxinas Partners Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $587,000 after buying an additional 3,034 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brady Family Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. Brady Family Wealth LLC now owns 69,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,563,000 after purchasing an additional 2,826 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.