Retirement Capital Strategies Buys 14,528 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Retirement Capital Strategies grew its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 7.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 201,662 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,528 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 3.5% of Retirement Capital Strategies’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Retirement Capital Strategies’ holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $9,385,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IUSB. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 28,622,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,332,103,000 after acquiring an additional 2,324,731 shares during the last quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $104,011,000. Mariner LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 16,120,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $750,239,000 after acquiring an additional 2,115,404 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 24,700,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,554,000 after acquiring an additional 1,931,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 47,946,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,231,434,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331,490 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of IUSB opened at $46.05 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $36.44 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.44. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $45.47 and a 12-month 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1511 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

About iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

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.