iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Sets $0.188851 November Distribution

BlackRock set a $0.188851-per-share November distribution for the iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF, about 2.65% higher than October’s payment for investors in the short-term bond fund.

The amount is $0.004872 above the fund’s previous distribution of $0.183979 per share, payable Oct. 6. BlackRock classifies the full payout as income, with nothing allocated to short-term or long-term capital gains or return of capital.

NEAR is an actively managed portfolio of short-term bonds. The fund aims to provide income while limiting its sensitivity to interest-rate changes. It previously operated as BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF; its name, investment objective and strategies changed effective Nov. 1, 2023.

Nov. 2 is both the ex-dividend date and the record date. Payment is scheduled for Nov. 5.