iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB Stock Holdings Lifted by UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp grew its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 10.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,101,390 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,619 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 2.9% of UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp owned about 0.14% of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF worth $50,873,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of IUSB. Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its position in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 8,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 5,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.9% in the fourth 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. HORAN Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. HORAN Wealth LLC now owns 5,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 291 shares during the period. Finally, FC Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 64,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,004,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the period.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ IUSB traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $45.74. 2,894,464 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,534,737. The company has a market cap of $42.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a 12-month low of $45.47 and a 12-month high of $47.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.99 and a 200 day moving average of $46.35.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.