Mather Group LLC. Acquires 557 Shares of iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF (BATS:HYDB)

Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF (BATS:HYDB) by 17.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,811 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 557 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF were worth $179,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of HYDB. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF by 97.9% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 591,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,445,000 after purchasing an additional 292,788 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF by 39.1% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 431,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,749,000 after purchasing an additional 121,404 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $19,723,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 301,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,334,000 after buying an additional 24,892 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF by 75.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Counsel LLC now owns 249,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,740,000 after buying an additional 107,011 shares during the last quarter.

iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS HYDB opened at $47.43 on Friday. iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF has a 12 month low of $49.60 and a 12 month high of $51.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $47.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.39.

iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2874 per share. This is an increase from iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF Profile

The iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF (HYDB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the BlackRock High Yield Defensive Bond index. The fund tracks a broad-maturity, multifactor index of high-yield bonds. The index selects and weights bonds based on default probability, default-adjusted spreads, and volatility.