HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 26,241 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 438,748 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,241 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $20,419,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Snider Financial Group boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 6,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 8,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 31,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 13,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ IUSB opened at $45.88 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.30 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.27. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.51. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $45.25 and a 12-month high of $47.23.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1629 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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.