Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 58,799 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 181.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 91,190 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 58,799 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $4,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of IUSB stock opened at $46.10 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $36.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.43. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 1 year low of $45.47 and a 1 year high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1511 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. Universal index. The fund tracks a broad Barclays index of USD-denominated taxable bonds. The index is market value weighted. IUSB was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.