123,760 Shares in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) Acquired by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. bought a new position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 123,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,276,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NEAR. Financial Avengers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the third quarter worth $30,000. Hoese & Co LLP bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the fourth quarter worth $45,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF stock opened at $50.77 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.75. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 12-month low of $50.10 and a 12-month high of $50.30.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.1802 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.