D.A. Davidson & CO. Lowers Position in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR)

D.A. Davidson & CO. reduced its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 46.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,810 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,950 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF were worth $293,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the fourth quarter worth $16,479,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,050,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,075,000 after purchasing an additional 127,069 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 33.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 485,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,904,000 after purchasing an additional 122,308 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its holdings in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 1,169.8% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 99,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,116,000 after purchasing an additional 91,979 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,467,000.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NEAR opened at $50.82 on Thursday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 1 year low of $50.10 and a 1 year high of $50.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.76.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1953 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

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.