Simplicity Wealth LLC Acquires 18,670 Shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF $IUSB

Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ:IUSB) by 7.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 273,987 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,670 shares during the period. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF were worth $12,655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 47,946,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,231,434,000 after purchasing an additional 1,331,490 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 45,507,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,117,917,000 after purchasing an additional 966,130 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 8.8% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings 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 valued at $1,149,554,000 after purchasing an additional 1,931,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 17,194,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,217,000 after buying an additional 85,428 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Price Performance

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.74. The stock had a trading volume of 2,894,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,534,737. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.35. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF has a one year low of $45.47 and a one year high of $47.23. The company has a market capitalization of $42.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.26.

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.