Balefire LLC Acquires 17,137 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Balefire LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 352.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,995 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,137 shares during the quarter. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $1,016,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock opened at $45.79 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.47 and a fifty-two week high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.164 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. This is an increase from iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 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.