First Citizens Financial Corp Has $3.18 Million Holdings in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR)

First Citizens Financial Corp lifted its stake in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 190.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,001 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,621 shares during the period. BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF makes up 1.7% of First Citizens Financial Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF were worth $3,177,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at about $966,000. DGS Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 7.2% in the first quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 4,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth $72,000. Able Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, One Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF by 468.9% during the second quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 24,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,214,000 after purchasing an additional 19,880 shares during the period.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NEAR opened at $51.00 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.50. BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $50.10 and a 52-week high of $50.30.

BlackRock Short Duration Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.