BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR) Hits New 52-Week High at $51.24

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR) reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $51.24 and last traded at $51.23, with a volume of 225956 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $51.18.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.43.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.2099 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. InterOcean Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. InterOcean Capital Group LLC now owns 254,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,866,000 after purchasing an additional 10,578 shares in the last quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC now owns 156,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,909,000 after acquiring an additional 3,418 shares during the period. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 51.2% in the 4th quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC now owns 127,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,434,000 after acquiring an additional 43,102 shares in the last quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. now owns 116,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,886,000 after purchasing an additional 5,500 shares during the period. Finally, Rollins Financial boosted its position in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 15.5% during the fourth quarter. Rollins Financial now owns 87,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,423,000 after purchasing an additional 11,736 shares in the last quarter.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond 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.