Private Trust Co. NA Lowers Stock Position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD)

Private Trust Co. NA reduced its stake in shares of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:SLQD) by 4.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,390 shares of the company’s stock after selling 210 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF were worth $221,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its holdings in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 18,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,000. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $96,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $642,000 after purchasing an additional 2,337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $124,000.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ SLQD opened at $49.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $50.02 and its 200 day moving average is $49.73. iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $48.51 and a 12 month high of $50.46.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.1595 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.83%.

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of investment-grade, USD-denominated corporate bonds with 0-5 years remaining to maturity. SLQD was launched on Oct 15, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.